NHTSA campaign 98V231000

AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. Recall 98V-231: HONDA/AIR CONDITIONER WIRE HARNESS

NHTSA recall 98V231000 was reported by AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. on September 22, 1998, with 967,771 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Honda Accord for model years 1995–1997 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on October 8, 1998, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 98V231000 (also written 98V-231 or 98V231)
Filed by: AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.
Report received: September 22, 1998
Potentially affected: 967,771 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Electrical System — Wiring — Front Underhood
Owners notified: October 8, 1998

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 98V231000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Honda

Honda Accord
- 1995, 1996, 1997 · Vehicles built April 19, 1994 – May 20, 1997 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 98V231000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SEDAN, COUPE AND WAGON PASSENGER VEHICLES EXCEPT THE DX MODEL AND MODELS WITH V6 ENGINES. THE FACTORY INSTALLED AIR CONDITIONER WIRE HARNESS WAS IMPROPERLY ROUTED ALLOWING SOME WIRES TO RUB AGAINST EACH OTHER, EVENTUALLY CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUIT.

Safety consequence

THE SHORT CIRCUIT CANPOSSIBLY CAUSE THE UNDERHOOD WIREING TO OVERHEAT AND SMOKE, CAUSING A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. A SHORT CIRCUIT CAN ALSO RESULT IN A BLOWN FUSE OR DEAD BATTERY.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLES FOR PROPER ROUTING OF THESE WIRES. ANY HARNESS IMPROPERLY ROUTED WILL BE INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE AND THE ROUTING WILL BE CORRECTED. IF ANY INSULATION IS WORN THROUGH AND THE COPPER WIRES ARE EXPOSED, THE HARNESS WILL BE REPLACED. DEALERS WILL ALSO INSTALL PLASTIC TUBING TO PROTECT THE HARNESS.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN OCTOBER 8, 1998.OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 98V231000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.