VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. A GROUND CONNECTION TERMINAL WAS NOT PROPERLY CRIMPED IN THE SUPPLIER’S ENGINE WIRING HARNESS MANUFACTURING LINE. THIS IMPROPER CRIMPING PROCESS CAN LEAVE AN IMPRESSION ON THE TERMINAL THAT WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE A STRESS FRACTURE. S
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) – HONDA/ENGINE WIRING HARNESS
| Report Received Date | 07/24/1998 |
| NHTSA ID | 98V170002 |
| Consequence Summary | IF A TERMINAL IS FRACTURED, THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) CAN RECEIVE AN ERRONEOUS SIGNAL INDICATING A HIGH VEHICLE SPEED, THEREBY CAUSING THE PCM TO CUT THE FUEL, CAUSING A 'NO-START' CONDITION, OR A POSSIBLE ENGINE STALL. |
| Corrective Action | DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS ON THESE VEHICLES. |
| Recall Code | NR (Not Reported) |
| Potentially Affected | 16838 |
| Fire Risk When Parked | No |
| Do Not Drive | No |
| Recall Link | Go to Recall (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=98V170002) |
More Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) Recalls