The defect
ELECTRONIC FUEL INJECTION CONTROL UNIT MAY CAUSE IDLE SPEED TO INCREASE BY ABOUT 550 RPM WHILE CAR IS STOPPED IN GEAR.
The risk
HIGHER THAN NORMAL IDLE COULD CREATE POTENTIAL FOR LOSSOF VEHICLE CONTROL.
The remedy
REPLACE ELECTRONIC FUEL INJECTION CONTROL UNIT.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Honda Civic | 1988 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
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 Civic | 1988 | 46 | 3 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1987
17 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1987 concerned the vehicle speed control; AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. filed 122 campaigns in all.
| 87V175000 16 Nov 1987 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 87V170000 28 Oct 1987 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 87V159000 8 Oct 1987 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 87V152000 21 Sept 1987 | EXECUTIVE IND., INC. |
| 87V149000 17 Sept 1987 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
| 87V125000 10 Aug 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 87V122000 4 Aug 1987 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 87V107000 16 Jul 1987 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1987