NHTSA campaign 98V300000

AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. Recall 98V-300: HONDA/MOTOR ECU

NHTSA recall 98V300000 was reported by AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. on December 8, 1998, with 226 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Honda EV Plus for model years 1997–1999. Owners were notified on December 10, 1998, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 98V300000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 98V300000 (also written 98V-300 or 98V300)
Filed by: AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.
Report received: December 8, 1998
Potentially affected: 226 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Electrical System — Ignition — Module
Owners notified: December 10, 1998

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 98V300000. 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 EV Plus
- 1997, 1998, 1999

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 98V300000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: ELECTRIC VEHICLES. THE PROGRAM LOGIC FOR THE MOTOR ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU) CAN MISTAKENLY DETECT A FAILURE OF AN ELECTRICAL CURRENT SENSOR AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH. IF THIS OCCURS, THE ECU QUICKLY REDUCES VEHICLE SPEED IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN PROPER FEEDBACK CONTROL.

Safety consequence

THIS CAN RESULT IN A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND UNEXPECTED DECELERATION THAT COULD CAUSE A REAR-END COLLISION.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL UPGRADE THE ECU .

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DECEMBER 10, 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 98V300000

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.