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2015 HONDA CR-V — ENGINE

crash2 injured · 1465415 · 2018-05-01

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
CR-V
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
22,000
Speed
1 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

MY CAR STALLED, IT HAD STALLED BEFORE. I MEANT TO GO IN AND HAVE THE DEALER LOOK AT IT BUT I DID NOT DO THAT. ON APRIL 10 2018 I WENT TO PULL OUT ON HWY 78, FROM MY ROAD WEEKEND VILLA, MY CAR STALLED, AND I WAS HIT HEAD-ON AND PUT IN THE HOSPITAL. I DID NOT REALIZE HOW DANGEROUS THE STALLING WOULD BE. MY SON-IN-LAW FOUND THIS NOTICE ON THE INTERNET, HTTPS://WWW.GOOGLE.COM/URL?SA=T&SOURCE=WEB&RCT=J&URL=HTTPS://WWW.EDMUNDS.COM/CAR-NEWS/2015-HONDA-CR-V-2014-15-ACCORD-RECALLED-TO-REPLACE-ENGINE-SHORT-BLOCK.HTML&VED=0AHUKEWJEQCTJTOPAAHWMTD8KHCV5DFGQFGHDMAI&USG=AOVVAW1UCHDCC3FCDT0TG60SVR0L,2015 HONDA CR-V, 2014-'15 ACCORD RECALLED TO REPLACE ENGINE SHORT BLOCK PUBLISHED: 03/10/2015 - BY [XXX], CORRESPONDENT. WASHINGTON ? AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. IS RECALLING 137 2014-'15 HONDA ACCORD CARS WITH A FOUR-CYLINDER ENGINE AND 2015 HONDA CR-V SUVS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE SHORT BLOCK, ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. "THE AFFECTED VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED WITH IMPROPERLY TORQUED CONNECTING ROD BOLTS, WHICH CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO LOSE POWER OR LEAK OIL," SAID NHTSA IN ITS RECALL SUMMARY. "LOSS OF ENGINE POWER MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE STALL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED THROUGH A "WARRANTY CLAIM REVIEW PROCESS," HONDA SAID. THE AFFECTED 2014 ACCORDS WERE BUILT FROM JULY 29, 2014 TO JULY 31, 2014, WHILE THE 2015 ACCORDS WERE BUILT FROM AUGUST 14, 2014 TO JANUARY 30, 2015. THE AFFECTED CR-VS WERE BUILT FROM SEPT

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11091268
Machine
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