Honda Fuel System, Gasoline: Filler Pipe and Cap

Honda is recalling about 120,649 vehicles over a problem with the fuel system, gasoline. In a collision, the tube could disconnect from the fuel tank, resulting in fuel leakage.

Campaign
01V182000
Manufacturer
AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.
Reported
6 June 2001
Vehicles
120,649
Built between
Jun 2000 – Jan 2001
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
4 June 2001
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between June 2000 and January 2001. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2001 Honda CivicBuilt June 2000 to January 2001

What the defect is

Vehicle description: sedans and coupes. The hose clamps on the filler neck tube have insufficient clamping force.

What could happen

In a collision, the tube could disconnect from the fuel tank, resulting in fuel leakage. Fuel leakage, in the presence of an ignition source, could result in a fire.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL CHECK THE HOSE CLAMPS FOR PROPER TORQUE AND TIGHTEN THEM CORRECTLY, IF NECESSARY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 4, 2001.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJune 2000 to January 2001
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA6 June 2001
  3. Owners notified4 June 2001

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 6 June 2001.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact honda at 1-800-999-1009.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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