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Honda driver-side power window switch may fail or melt.

NHTSA campaign 12V-486 · Reported October 5, 2012 · 268,655 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Honda CR-V
VEHICLES AFFECTED
268,655
REMEDY
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and repair the switches, as necessary, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) reported a problem with the visibility power window devices and controls. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The driver-side power window switch may fail or melt.

WHY IT MATTERS

If the switch fails, it could overheat, smoke, and cause a fire. A switch failure, and a fire, could occur even if the vehicle is not in use.

WHAT TO DO

Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and repair the switches, as necessary, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 12V-486.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2002–2006Honda CR-V

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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