The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A DRIVER'S SIDE OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT RUBBER FLOOR MAT. REPEATED MOVEMENT OF THE DRIVER'S FEET AND ACTUATION OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAN RESULT IN A SHIFTING OF THE MAT'S POSITION. THIS SHIFTING CAN CAUSE AN INTERFERENCE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.
The risk
THIS COULD CAUSE A RESTRICTION OF THE PEDAL'S RETURN TO THE IDLE POSITION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
HONDA IS ASKING FOR THE RETURN OF THE FLOOR MAT SET AND WILL REIMBURSE OWNERS FOR THE COST OF THE RUBBER FLOOR MAT SET ALONG WITH ANY RETURN SHIPPING COSTS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Honda Passport | 1998 |
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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 Passport | 1998 | 229 | 5 |
Other unknown or other recalls in 1997
4 of the 268 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1997 concerned the unknown or other; AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. filed 122 campaigns in all.
| 97V206001 13 Nov 1997 | ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED |
| 97V126000 18 Aug 1997 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 97V002000 2 Jan 1997 | ORION BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1997