In October 2024, Honda filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Steering Gearbox, covering the Civic, ZR-V. The filing affects 97,543 vehicles manufactured between July 2021 and September 16, 2024.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1155520 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | October 3, 2024 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Honda |
| Component | Steering Gearbox |
| Production period | July 2021 — September 16, 2024 |
| Vehicles affected | 97,543 units |
Filing in context
The Steering Gearbox is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 9 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 18 Honda notifications from 2024 in this archive. For scale, 474 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 3 years and 2 months.
Defect
In the electric power steering gearbox, the gear mesh load was set incorrectly, causing the grease applied to the mesh contact area to be expelled. This increases sliding resistance and may cause steering effort to rise during operation.
Corrective action
On all vehicles: (1) replace the gear mesh spring with a corrected/revised part and apply grease to the worm wheel mesh contact area; or (2) replace the steering gearbox assembly with a unit incorporating the corrected/revised spring. Note: because parts require additional preparation time, owners will be notified of the issue and contacted again once parts become available.
Affected models & chassis ranges
This filing lists 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 5BA-FL1 | CIVIC | FL1-1300030 — FL1-1300335 |
| 5BA-RZ3 | ＺＲ－Ｖ | RZ3-1000026 — RZ3-1005690; RZ3-1100001 — RZ3-1100384 |
| 5BA-RZ5 | ＺＲ－Ｖ | RZ5-1000021 — RZ5-1001488; RZ5-1100001 — RZ5-1100124 |
| 6AA-FL4 | CIVIC | FL4-1000035 — FL4-1006601; FL4-1100003 — FL4-1103596; FL4-1200010 — FL4-1200461 |
| 6AA-RZ4 | ＺＲ－Ｖ | RZ4-1000039 — RZ4-1028232; RZ4-1100001 — RZ4-1107279 |
| 6AA-RZ6 | ＺＲ－Ｖ | RZ6-1000038 — RZ6-1012969; RZ6-1100001 — RZ6-1103290 |
| 6BA-FL1 | CIVIC | FL1-1000060 — FL1-1008657; FL1-1100001 — FL1-1103218; FL1-1200003 — FL1-1202114 |
| 6BA-FL5 | CIVIC | FL5-1000033 — FL5-1006332; FL5-1100002 — FL5-1105759; FL5-1200001 — FL5-1201319 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
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状況
電動パワーステアリングギヤボックスにおいて、ギヤ同士の噛み合わせ荷重設定が不適切なため、噛み合い部に塗布したグリースが押し出され、摺動抵抗が増加することがある。そのため、ステアリングを操作するときの操作力が増大するおそれがある。
改善措置
①全車両、ギヤを噛み合わせるためのスプリングを対策品に交換するとともに、グリースをウォームホイールの噛み合い部に塗布する。 ②全車両、ステアリングギヤボックスを対策品のスプリングが組み込まれたものと交換する。 なお、部品の準備に時間を要することから、不具合内容を周知し、準備でき次第、改めて連絡する。
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=3009872
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