AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1996-02-05.
Recall campaignNHTSA 96V030000
Equipment: other: owners/service/other manual
Component
Equipment: other: owners/service/other manual
Manufacturer
AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.
Vehicles affected
3,308
Reported to NHTSA
1996-02-05
Owners notified
1998-02-19
Defect description
CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES WERE SUPPLIED WITH AN OWNER'S MANUAL CONTAINING AN IMPROPER PROCEDURE FOR REPLACING THE FRONT WHEEL.
Safety risk
FOLLOWING THE IMPROPER PROCEDURE COULD LEAD TO A TEMPORARY REDUCTION OF BRAKING EFFICIENCY.
Manufacturer remedy
AN ADHESIVE-BACKED PAGE FOR THE OWNER'S MANUAL WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO OWNERS.
Notes
0SYSTEM: EQUIPMENT; OWNERS MANUAL INFORMATION. NOTE: IF OWNERS HAVE ANY PROBLEM OBTAINING A REVISION PAGE, OR EXPERIENCE A PROBLEM APPLYING IT TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL, PLEASE CONTACT HONDA AT 1-310-783-2000. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AT 1-800-424-9393.
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.