Lemon Law for California

Build Dates : August 01, 2005 - 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 tha National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) vehicle safety hotline.

Consequence:
The language 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 vehicles safety hotline information and with instructions to insert the card into the ”Reporting Safety Defects” section of the owne’s manual. The recall began on August 2, 2006.

Report Initiator: MFR  Vehicles Report 
Regulation Part Number: 573 

Build Dates : September 21, 2005 - September 23, 2005 
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 05V510000 

Date Owner’s Notified: 20051107 
Date Received by ODI: 20051103 
Date Added to Databse: 20051107 

Manufacturer’s Involved: HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) 
Manufacturer’s Responsible for the Recall: HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) 
Manufacturer Campaign Number: P99 & Q00 

Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL 
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 316 

Summary: 
On certain passenger vehicles, on the frontal airbag system where the two external impact sensors are mounted, near the front headlights the front impact sensor bolts were not properly torqued. 

Consequence: 
If the bolts loosen or fall out, the sensor may fail to properly detect a crash, possibly resulting in delayed or non-deployment of the front airbag increasing the risk of injury. 

Remedy:
Dealers will inspect and remove the bumper and retorque the loose bolts. The recall began on November 7, 2005.

Report Initiator: MFR 

When you accepted the car, you should continue to make its payments; for the time being, at least, you are considered the car’s owner and are responsible for its costs. (You may be able to get your money back later.) Unless you accepted the car on the assumption that the seller would repair the defect within a reasonable period, you may not reject it.

However, you may be able to revoke your acceptance. You must give the seller notice of the defect, and show that it substantially impairs the value of the car to you. Revocation involves a higher standard than rejection. Generally, the defect allows revocation. After the  revoking is accepted, you must act as if you have rejected the car. Leave the car in your driveway until the seller reclaims it, or return it yourself.

You will be able to reject the car, if you discover the defect within a short period of time after the purchase (one or two weeks). You must give the seller detailed information about what is wrong. You have show that the car does not conform to the contract; the defect need not be major. If you want to reject the car, you should not drive it, except to return it. You may hold the car so the seller could reclaim, or you may return it yourself. The advantage of rejecting the car is that you are in effect canceling the deal–you no longer have to worry about it or its warranties, though in practical terms you might have to wait a while to get back any deposit you may have made.

Unfortunately, sometimes the law regards just driving the car off the dealer’s lot as acceptance, as long as you had a chance to inspect the car–even if you do not discover the defect for some time. Acceptance may also occur if you take possession of the car despite knowing about its defects. Acceptance does not mean that the seller no longer has to honor its warranties, but rather that you’ll have to try to enforce them through negotiation, threat of suit, or actually filing suit.