In December 2003, Honda filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Continuously Variable Transmission, covering the FIT, Mobilio and 1 more model. The filing affects 289 vehicles manufactured between August 27, 2003 and September 29, 2003.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1110150 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | December 11, 2003 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Honda |
| Component | Continuously Variable Transmission |
| Production period | August 27, 2003 — September 29, 2003 |
| Vehicles affected | 289 units |
Filing in context
The Continuously Variable Transmission is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 8 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 17 Honda notifications from 2003 in this archive. For scale, 3,403 of the 4,890 filings in this archive report a larger number of affected vehicles; the vehicles involved here were manufactured over a span of about 1 month.
Defect
The metal belt elements of the continuously variable transmission were improperly stamped during the manufacturing process. This concentrates driving loads at the base of each element, causing cracks to form and the element to fracture. Fracture debris becomes trapped between the metal belt and the pulley, causing the metal belt itself to fracture and rendering the vehicle inoperable.
Corrective action
On all vehicles, replace the continuously variable transmission with a corrected unit.
Affected models & chassis ranges
This filing lists 3 type code(s). A vehicle is affected if its chassis number falls within one of the ranges below.
| Type code (型式) | Model | Chassis ranges |
|---|---|---|
| LA-GD3 | FIT | GD3-1553452 — GD3-1555152; GD3-8000224 |
| LA-GK1 | MOBILIO SPIKE | GK1-1037714 — GK1-1038203 |
| UA-GB1 | MOBILIO | GB1-1207993 — GB1-1208348 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
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状況
無段変速機の金属ベルトを構成している駒（エレメント）のプレス加工が不適切なため 、走行時の負荷が当該駒の根元部に集中し、当該部に亀裂が発生して破断するものがある 。そのため、その破断片が金属ベルトとプーリーの間に噛み込み、金属ベルトが破断して 走行不能となるおそれがある。
改善措置
全車両、無段変速機を良品と交換する。
Source & verification
This entry reproduces public data from Japan's MLIT recall registry. English text is jdmvin.com's own translation; always verify against the official source:
https://renrakuda.mlit.go.jp/renrakuda/ris-detail-car.html?class=recalldatacar&id=3000654
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