Honda Electrical System: Wiring

Honda is recalling about 4,345 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. If the fuel pump stops working, the engine will stall without warning, which could cause a crash.

Campaign
04V568000
Manufacturer
HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)
Reported
9 December 2004
Vehicles
4,345
Built between
Jan 2002 – Apr 2004
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
8 December 2004
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between January 2002 and April 2004. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2003-2004 Honda ST1300Built January 2002 to April 2004
  • 2003-2004 Honda ST1300ABuilt January 2002 to April 2004

What the defect is

On certain motorcycles, the main wire harness has a ground distribution connector that is incorrectly assembled. Some electrical circuits may overheat and short, including the fuel pump.

What could happen

If the fuel pump stops working, the engine will stall without warning, which could cause a crash.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE GROUND DISTRIBUTION CONNECTOR FOR OVERHEATING DAMAGE. IF ANY DAMAGE IS FOUND, THE WIRE HARNESS WILL BE REPLACED. IF NO DAMAGE IS FOUND, THE CONNECTORS WILL BE ASSEMBLED PROPERLY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 8, 2004.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJanuary 2002 to April 2004
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA9 December 2004
  3. Owners notified8 December 2004

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 9 December 2004.

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 should contact honda at 866-784-1870.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
HONDA (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

Customers can 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.

Same component

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