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Build Dates : November 10, 2004 - 20041123 
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 05V132000 

Date Owner’s Notified: 20050413 
Date Received by ODI: 20050405 
Date Added to Databse: 20050401 

Manufacturer’s Involved: HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) 
Manufacturer’s Responsible for the Recall: HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) 
Manufacturer Campaign Number: P73, P74 

Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS 
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 1923 

Summary:
On certain passenger vehicles, a loose terminal in the main fuse box may cause the fuel pump to lose power. In the fuel pump becomes inoperative, the engine may not start.

Consequence:
If the fuel pump loses power while driving the engine could stall without warning which could result in a crash. 

Remedy:
Dealers will replace the entire fuse box free of charge. The recall began on April 13, 2005. 
Report Initiator: MFR 

Build Dates : June 06, 2005 - July 31, 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 Highway 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 correct NHTSA Honda will send a postcard to dealers and owners with the correct vehicle safety hotline information and with instructions to insert the card into 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 

If you bought a car as is, it means that you accepted it with all its faults. Any post-sale defects are your problem. A car may be sold as is through a dealer or a private person. The implied warranty of merchantability does not automatically arise in as-is purchases.
Some states do not permit as-is sales for used cars.

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A full warranty provides for a car refund or free replacement part, including installation, if the dealer cannot fix a car or a part after a reasonable number of attempts. A dealer must replace the car or the part within a reasonable time. A full warranty applies to anyone who owns the car during the warranty period.

A limited warranty is any kind of warranty that is not a full warranty. At least one of the above promises is missing. Most car dealers do not give full warranties on the entire car, but may do so on a specific part, such as the battery. Most used car warranties are limited.

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Build Dates : June 14, 2007 - November 16, 2007 
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 07V551000 

Date Owner’s Notified: 20071212 
Date Received by ODI: 20071204 
Date Added to Databse: 20071204 

Manufacturer’s Involved: HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) 
Manufacturer’s Responsible for the Recall: HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) 
Manufacturer Campaign Number: Q65 

Component: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS 
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 43200 

Summary:
On certain passenger vehicles, prolonged high under-hood temperatures may cause the power steering hose to deteriorate prematurely causing the hose to crack and leak power steering fluid.

Consequence:
Power steering fluid leaking onto a hot catalytic converter will generate smoke and possibly lead to an under-hood fire.
 
Remedy:
Dealers will install a new heat resistant power steering hose free of charge. The recall began on December 12, 2007.

Report Initiator: MFR 

Build Dates : July 26, 2006 - May 30 2007  
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 07V551000 

Date Owner’s Notified: 20071212 
Date Received by ODI: 20071204 
Date Added to Databse: 20071204 

Manufacturer’s Involved: HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) 
Manufacturer’s Responsible for the Recall: HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) 
Manufacturer Campaign Number: Q65 

Component: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS 
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 43200 

Summary:
On certain passenger vehicles, prolonged high under-hood temperaturesmay cause the power steering hose to deteriorate prematurely causing the hose to crack and leak power steering fluid.

Consequence: 
Power steering fluid leaking onto a hot catalytic converter will generate smoke and possibly lead to an under-hood fire. 

Remedy: 
Dealers will install a new heat resistant power steering hose free of charge. The recall began on December 12, 2007.

Report Initiator: MFR 

Suppose that you tell the seller that you need the vehicle for a special purpose, such as towing a trailer, and the seller recommends a specific vehicle. You buy it, relying on the seller’s skill or judgment. This creates an implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose that the vehicle can do what you told the dealer you needed it to do.

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An implied warranty of merchantability applies automatically if the seller is a merchant, such as a car dealer. The implied warranty of merchantability is a representation that the car will do what it is supposed to do. The quality guaranty means that the car should possess that level of quality needed to pass without objection in the trade; and the fitness guaranty means that the car should serve the buyer’s ordinary purposes.

Most people agree that the implied warranty of merchantability is part of a new car purchase. All states impose implied warranties for used cars bought from dealers, unless the warranty is disclaimed specifically, in writing, by words like “as is” or “with all faults.”
Note that implied warranties may have only limited duration.
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