In December 2010, Honda filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Headlights, covering the FIT. The filing affects 734,392 vehicles manufactured between November 2001 and October 2007.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1126780 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | December 16, 2010 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Honda |
| Component | Headlights |
| Production period | November 2001 — October 2007 |
| Vehicles affected | 734,392 units |
Filing in context
The Headlights is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 21 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 19 Honda notifications from 2010 in this archive. For scale, 42 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 5 years and 11 months.
Defect
The electrical wiring routed to the headlight control switch was manufactured with insufficient slack. During assembly, the wiring was routed under excessive tension. When the headlight beam select switch is operated, the terminal joint cannot follow the movement, increasing contact resistance and causing the terminal to overheat and melt the coupler. In the worst case, the low-beam headlights may fail to illuminate.
Corrective action
On all vehicles, replace only the low-beam terminal wiring with a longer wire and secure it with a cable tie. Where the coupler has already melted, replace the headlight control switch and coupler with new parts.
Affected models & chassis ranges
This filing lists 14 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CBA-GD3 | FIT | GD3-1800001 — GD3-1807079; GD3-1900006 — GD3-1929353; GD3-8200005 — GD3-8200051; GD3-8300002 — GD3-8300158 |
| CBA-GD4 | FIT | GD4-1700002 — GD4-1701520; GD4-1800004 — GD4-1804065; GD4-8200004 — GD4-8200014; GD4-8300003 — GD4-8300042 |
| DBA-GD1 | FIT | GD1-2100003 — GD1-2261088; GD1-2000001 — GD1-2039492; GD1-2300004 — GD1-2444370; GD1-8400001 — GD1-8400268; GD1-8500001 — GD1-8500573; GD1-8600001 — GD1-8600449 |
| DBA-GD2 | FIT | GD2-1700002 — GD2-1705006; GD2-1800002 — GD2-1819417; GD2-1900001 — GD2-1918428; GD2-8300001 — GD2-8300042; GD2-8400001 — GD2-8400080; GD2-8500001 — GD2-8500092 |
| DBA-GD3 | FIT | GD3-2000007 — GD3-2019495; GD3-8400002 — GD3-8400116 |
| DBA-GD4 | FIT | GD4-1900001 — GD4-1903035; GD4-8400001 — GD4-8400022 |
| LA-GD1 | FIT | GD1-1067556 — GD1-1279828; GD1-1500002 — GD1-1568296; GD1-8000161 — GD1-8001320; GD1-8100001 — GD1-8100398 |
| LA-GD2 | FIT | GD2-1005640 — GD2-1030182; GD2-1500001 — GD2-1514403; GD2-8000026 — GD2-8000242; GD2-8100001 — GD2-8100100 |
| LA-GD3 | FIT | GD3-1500024 — GD3-1555278; GD3-8000001 — GD3-8000231 |
| LA-GD4 | FIT | GD4-1500001 — GD4-1508102; GD4-8000001 — GD4-8000054 |
| UA-GD1 | FIT | GD1-1700001 — GD1-1761659; GD1-1900004 — GD1-1917533; GD1-8200001 — GD1-8200291; GD1-8300001 — GD1-8300114 |
| UA-GD2 | FIT | GD2-1600002 — GD2-1602355; GD2-8200002 — GD2-8200017 |
| UA-GD3 | FIT | GD3-1700008 — GD3-1705796; GD3-8100001 — GD3-8100018 |
| UA-GD4 | FIT | GD4-1600002 — GD4-1600927; GD4-8100002 — GD4-8100009 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
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状況
前照灯操作スイッチに接続する電気配線の配索長さに余裕が少ない設定のため、配索作業で配線を張り過ぎたものがある。そのため、前照灯の切替えスイッチを操作した際に、端子結合部が追従できずに動いて接触抵抗が増え、端子が発熱してカプラーが溶け、最悪の場合、ロービームが不灯となるおそれがある。
改善措置
全車両、ロービーム端子のみ長い配線に交換し、結束バンドで固定する。なお、接続カプラーが溶損しているものは、前照灯操作スイッチとカプラーを新品に交換する。
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=3002505
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