NHTSA complaint: 2003 HONDA CR-V — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CRV. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATED WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE CONTACT INSPECTED UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICED BOTH HEADLIGHT CONNECTORS WERE MELTED. THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE ENGAGED AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED BOTH HEADLIGHT CONNECTORS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation