NHTSA campaign 99I002000

AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. Recall 99I-002: HONDA/THROTTLE CABLE

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 99I002000 was reported by AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. on May 24, 1999. NHTSA's record lists the Honda Civic for the 1996 model year.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 99I002000 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
99I002000 (also written 99I-002 or 99I002)
Filed by
AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.
Report received
Component
Vehicle Speed Control

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99I002000. 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.

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99I002000.

Defect description

THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SAFETY ACT. HOWEVER, IT IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN BY THE AGENCY. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FEELS ROUGH OR NOTCHY WHEN YOU PRESS IT.

Safety consequence

IT MAY FEEL LIKE THE CAR IS NOT RESPONDING PROPERLY WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS AND ARE REQUIRED TO MOVE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO MAKE SLIGHT SPEED ADJUSTMENTS.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE THROTTLE CABLE.

Notes

HONDA HAS DECIDED TO CONDUCT A PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE CABLE.OWNERS CAN CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 99I002000

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.