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Passenger car (Honda of America NSX) - Repair
Official notice
6 Sept 2018
Last checked
27 Oct 2026
An official CAA Japan notice concerns Passenger car (Honda of America NSX) - Repair. Defects in the supplementary brake light (high-mounted stop lamp) and fuel system (fuel tanks). ■ Defective parts (component names): ① Supplementary brake light (high-mounted stop lamp). ② Fuel system (fuel tanks). ■ Condition of the structure, equipment or performance considered noncompliant with standards and its cause: ① Because the printed wiring on the internal circuit board of the supplementary brake light is positioned improperly, vibration while driving may cause the screws securing the board to contact the printed wiring in some vehicles. This may wear away the insulation on the printed wiring. If the brakes are operated in this condition, the power supply circuit may short-circuit and blow a fuse, causing a warning light in the instrument cluster to illuminate, a warning to appear on the multi-information display, and the supplementary brake light and brake lights to fail to illuminate, or preventing the engine from starting. ② Because the welding equipment settings for the left and right plastic fuel tanks were inappropriate, some joints of the crossover inlet connecting the left and right fuel tanks have areas with insufficient weld penetration. Consequently, vibration while driving or similar factors may cause the joint surfaces to separate and fuel to leak. Published 2018-09-06.
What to do now
(Recall)外-2715 ■ Corrective measures: ① On all vehicles, replace the supplementary brake light with an improved part. ② On all vehicles, replace the left and right fuel tanks with nondefective parts.
Recall number
外-2715
Official notice
2018-09-06
The hazard
The hazard
Defects in the supplementary brake light (high-mounted stop lamp) and fuel system (fuel tanks). ■ Defective parts (component names): ① Supplementary brake light (high-mounted stop lamp). ② Fuel system (fuel tanks). ■ Condition of the structure, equipment or performance considered noncompliant with standards and its cause: ① Because the printed wiring on the internal circuit board of the supplementary brake light is positioned improperly, vibration while driving may cause the screws securing the board to contact the printed wiring in some vehicles. This may wear away the insulation on the printed wiring. If the brakes are operated in this condition, the power supply circuit may short-circuit and blow a fuse, causing a warning light in the instrument cluster to illuminate, a warning to appear on the multi-information display, and the supplementary brake light and brake lights to fail to illuminate, or preventing the engine from starting. ② Because the welding equipment settings for the left and right plastic fuel tanks were inappropriate, some joints of the crossover inlet connecting the left and right fuel tanks have areas with insufficient weld penetration. Consequently, vibration while driving or similar factors may cause the joint surfaces to separate and fuel to leak.
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Brand: Honda. Contact: 本田技研工業株式会社. Phone 0120-112010.
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