Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1982 Honda Accord

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
26
NHTSA complaints
0
Defect investigations
0
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

26 filed
1
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Electrical SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT Underhood
    3
  • Exterior LIGHTING:BRAKE Lights
    2
  • Electrical SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
    2
  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL Pump
    2
  • Seat BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
    2
  • Exterior LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
    2
  • Electrical SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V Battery
    2
  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK Assembly
    2

Recalls

2 campaigns
92V028000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP1992-03-03

IF THE PLASTIC COATING OF THE FUEL FILLER AND/OR BREATHER PIPE IS DAMAGED, SALT WATER MAY ACCUMULATE BETWEEN THE PLASTIC COATING AND THE STEEL PIPES, AND THE ACCUMULATION COULD CAUSE CORROSSION WHICH WOULD EVENTUALLY RUST THROUGH THE AFFECTED PIPES, ALLOWING GASOLINE FUMES AND FUEL TO LEAK.

RiskGASOLINE FUMES AND/OR FUEL LEAKAGE THROUGH THE FILLER ORBREATHER PIPES COULD RESULT IN A FIRE WHEN EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.

FixCORRODED FILLER OR BREATHER PIPES WILL BE CLEANED AND RECOATED OR REPLACED AS NEEDED.

84V164000·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD1984-12-31

WIRE IN BATTERY CHARGING CIRCUIT CANNOT TOLERATE THE MAXIMUM CURRENT DRAWN BY THE ALTERNATOR. UNDER REPEATED HIGH ELECTRICAL LOAD, HEAT WILL BUILD UP AT CONNECTOR TERMINAL AREA, MELTING THE PLASTIC WIRE HARNESS, POSSIBLY DISCHARGING BATTERY.

FixCHARGING CIRCUIT WIRE WILL BE REPLACED, FREE OF CHARGE.

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