Lemon Law for California

Build Dates : August 01, 2005 to April 30, 2006

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 06V270000 
Date Owner’s Notified: 20060802 
Date Received by ODI: 20060726    
Date Added to Databse: 20060726 

Manufacturer’s Involved: HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) 
Manufacturer’s Responsible for the Recall: HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) 
Manufacturer Campaign Number: 
Component: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL 
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 1190000 

Summary:
On certain passenger vehicles and motorcycles, the owner’s manuals contain incorrect contact information for the National Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) vehicle safety hotline.    

Consequence:
The language in the owner’s manuals is not in accordance with the current mandatory requirements. 

Remedy:
Honda will send a postcard to dealers and owners with the correctm NHTSA vehicle safety hotline information and with instructions to insert the card in the the “Reporting Safety Defects” section of the owner’s manual. The recall began on August 2, 2006. 

Report Initiator: MFR  Vehicles Report 
Regulation Part Number: 573 

Yes, you may drive the car (if it is drivable), but be aware that if the car does indeed turn out to be a lemon, the law usually allows the seller to deduct a certain amount from your refund based on the miles you have driven. This applies to both new and used car sales.

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A car might pass the safety inspection and still be a lemon. Some state laws define “lemon” for used cars the same way they do for new cars: by using a formula of repair attempts/time spent in the shop. These laws protect buyers of used lemons in much the same way as they protect buyers of new lemons.

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That depends on the state law that applies to your car purchase. A growing number of states apply lemon laws to used cars, and in some states lemon laws may apply to car sales by both dealers and private sellers. Sometimes a state’s lemon laws are related to state law regarding safety inspection stickers.

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Build Dates : October 10, 2004 - November 11, 2004 

NHTSA CAMPAIGN  ID Number : 04V541000                                                                                                

Date Owner’s Notified: 20041110                                                                                                                

Date Received by ODI: 20041118                                                                                                                 

Date Added to Databse: 20041119 

Manufacturer’s Involved: HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) 
Manufacturer’s Responsible for the Recall: HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) 
Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY 
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 61 

Summary:
On certain sport utility vehicles, some fuel tanks were improperly manufactured.     

Consequence:
In a crash, the fuel tank could be damaged and leak fuel. Fuel leakage, in the presence of an ignition source, could result in a fire.     

Remedy:
Dealers replaced the fuel tank. All owners were notified by telephone on November 10, 2004     

Report Initiator: MFR