Recall campaign · NHTSA 77V072000

Electrical system: ignition

AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1977-05-11.

Recall campaignNHTSA 77V072000

Electrical system: ignition

Component
Electrical system: ignition
Manufacturer
AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.
Vehicles affected
33,552
Reported to NHTSA
1977-05-11
Owners notified
1977-05-16

Defect description

A SHORT CIRCUIT MAY OCCUR IN THE MANUALLY OPERATED CHOKE OVERRIDE MECHANISM. THIS COULD CAUSE THE OVERRIDE MECHANISM HOUSING AND OUTER COVER OF THE CHOKE CABLE TO MELT AND BURN.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALER WILL REPOSITION THE RESISTOR TO PREVENT INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE CHOKE CABLE HOLDING PLATE AND THE LEAD WIRE OF THE RESISTOR, WITHOUT CHARGE.

Notes

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: ELECTRICAL; CHOKE OVERRIDE MECHANISM.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: THIS DEFECT COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE FIRE AND SERIOUSINJURIES TO PASSENGERS.NOTE: IF SMOKE ODOR IS NOTICED UPON STARTING VEHICLE, THE IGNITION KEY SHOULDBE TURNED OFF AND VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. DEALER WILL ARRANGE FOR THE CARTO BE TOWED IN FOR REPAIRS.

Scope of coverage

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
Honda Civic1977

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.