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Passenger car (Honda N-BOX and others) - Repair
Official notice
12 Nov 2015
Last checked
27 Oct 2026
An official CAA Japan notice concerns Passenger car (Honda N-BOX and others) - Repair. Due to a defect in the power transmission system (drive pulley shaft). ■Defective component (part name): Power transmission system (drive pulley shaft). ■Condition and cause of the structure, equipment or performance deemed noncompliant with standards: In vehicles equipped with paddle shifters, an inappropriate engine control computer (ECU) program may cause a high load on the continuously variable transmission's drive pulley shaft when shifting from 2nd to 1st gear using the paddle shifter while decelerating with the driver's foot off the accelerator pedal. If this condition is repeated, the shaft may break and, in the worst case, render the vehicle inoperable. Published 2015-11-12.
What to do now
(Recall)3671 ■Remedial measures: On all vehicles, check the onboard service diagnostic recording device. If the load on the drive pulley shaft is within the specified limits, reprogram the engine control computer with the corrective program. If it is outside the specified limits, replace the continuously variable transmission with a new one and reprogram the engine control computer with the corrective program.
Recall number
3671
Official notice
2015-11-12
The hazard
The hazard
Due to a defect in the power transmission system (drive pulley shaft). ■Defective component (part name): Power transmission system (drive pulley shaft). ■Condition and cause of the structure, equipment or performance deemed noncompliant with standards: In vehicles equipped with paddle shifters, an inappropriate engine control computer (ECU) program may cause a high load on the continuously variable transmission's drive pulley shaft when shifting from 2nd to 1st gear using the paddle shifter while decelerating with the driver's foot off the accelerator pedal. If this condition is repeated, the shaft may break and, in the worst case, render the vehicle inoperable.
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Brand: Honda. Contact: 本田技研工業株式会社. Phone 0120-112010.
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