Honda (american Honda Motor Co.): Fuel System, Other › Storage › Tank Assembly
Honda (american Honda Motor Co.) reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 1, 2007 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 6,545. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ON CERTAIN COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) VEHICLES, IN THE EVENT OF A SEVERE INTERIOR FIRE IN THE AREA OF THE REAR SEAT, THE CNG TANK MAY BE HEATED UNEVENLY, PREVENTING THE PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICE FROM VENTING THE CONTENTS OF THE TANK AS DESIGNED.
The risk
THIS COULD RESULT IN A TANK RUPTURE, EXPLOSION, AND EJECTION OF THE TANK FROM THE VEHICLE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A HEAT INSULATOR MATERIAL TO THE REAR SEAT BACK. AN INTERIM OWNER LETTER WAS MAILED TO OWNERS BEGINNING NOVEMBER 26, 2007. WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE, OWNERS WILL BE RENOTIFIED ASKING THEM TO BRING IN THEIR VEHICLE FOR REPAIR. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009.
10 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Honda Civic | 1,204 | 9 | 9 | 48 |
| 2006 Honda Civic | 1,404 | 15 | 21 | 79 |
| 2005 Honda Civic | 316 | 15 | 9 | 74 |
| 2004 Honda Civic | 350 | 15 | 6 | 47 |
| 2003 Honda Civic | 499 | 24 | 5 | 90 |
| 2002 Honda Civic | 702 | 24 | 14 | 112 |
| 2001 Honda Civic | 1,079 | 27 | 15 | 147 |
| 2000 Honda Civic | 287 | 18 | 5 | 73 |
| 1999 Honda Civic | 338 | 15 | 5 | 61 |
| 1998 Honda Civic | 435 | 18 | 3 | 81 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 07V512000.
Full record for the 2007 Honda Civic → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →