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Honda CR-V Recall, Honda Pilot Recall, Headlight failure danger

Sometimes things just go wrong. For the second time in ten days, Honda is recalling Honda CR-V vehicles, this time it is adding Honda Pilot vehicles to the recall too and the total is over half a million vehicles.

Do you own one of these potentially deadly defect lemon Honda vehicles?
Vehicle Make / Model:     Model Year(s):
     HONDA CR-V     2002-2004
     HONDA PILOT     2003
Manufacturer: HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) Mfr's Report Date: MAR 29, 2012
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 12V136000 NHTSA Action Number: EA11012
Component: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
Potential Number of Units Affected: 554,428
Summary:
 HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2002-2004 CR-V AND MODEL YEAR 2003 PILOT VEHICLES. DUE TO TENSION FROM THE COMBINATION SWITCH WIRING HARNESS, WEAR ON THE SURFACE OF THE ELECTRICAL TERMINAL CAN OCCUR, YIELDING COPPER OXIDE, WHICH INCREASES ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE. INCREASED ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE MAY CAUSE THE TERMINAL ENDS TO MELT WITHIN THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR.
Consequence:
 IF THIS OCCURS, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS MAY BECOME INOPERATIVE, REDUCING DRIVER VISIBILITY AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy:
 HONDA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE LOW BEAM TERMINAL HARNESS OR REPLACE THE LIGHTING SWITCH

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