The defect
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE FRONT SEAT ANCHORAGE NUT STRENGTH IS INSUFFICIENT BECAUSE THE NUTS WERE INSTALLED IMPROPERLY.
The risk
IF A COLLISION OCCURRED, THE SEAT ANCHORAGE WOULD NOT WITHSTAND THE FORCE, AND THE FRONT SEAT OCCUPANTS WOULD NOT BE RESTRAINED PROPERLY.
The remedy
TELEPHONE CALLS WERE MADE TO EACH OWNER AND THE VEHICLES HAVE BEEN REPLACED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Honda CR-V | 2002 |
Components: SEATS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honda CR-V | 2002 | 515 | 15 |
Other seats recalls in 2002
8 of the 434 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2002 concerned the seats; AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. filed 122 campaigns in all.
| 02V314000 19 Nov 2002 | VOLVO CARS OF NA, INC. |
| 02V307000 14 Nov 2002 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 02V253000 17 Sept 2002 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 02V162000 14 Jun 2002 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 02V155000 13 Jun 2002 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 02V141000 20 May 2002 | MID BUS INCORPORATED |
| 02V134000 16 May 2002 | VERITRANS SPECIALTY VEHICLES |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2002