The defect
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE DIMMER CONTROL FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS COULD FAIL DUE TO HEAT BUILDUP.
The risk
IF THIS OCCURS, THE INSTRUMENT LIGHTS MAY FAIL AND, AT NIGHT, THE DRIVER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SEE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES, SUCH AS THE SPEEDOMETER.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE A MULTIPLEX CONTROL UNIT FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 16, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Honda Accord | 2000, 2001 |
Components: INTERIOR LIGHTING
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 Accord | 2000 | 1,183 | 8 |
| Honda Accord | 2001 | 922 | 7 |
Other interior lighting recalls in 2004
3 of the 601 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2004 concerned the interior lighting; HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) filed 96 campaigns in all.
| 04V437000 9 Sept 2004 | MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 04V223000 10 May 2004 | KEYSTONE RV COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2004