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2000 Honda S2000: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2000 Honda S2000. The newest campaign is 04V257000. NHTSA received the report on 1 Jun 2004. The NHTSA record gives the component Exterior Lighting / Tail Lights. NHTSA has 38 complaints on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 04V257000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace all affected tail lamp assemblies. Owner notification began on june 16, 2004. Owners should contact honda at 1-800-999-1009.

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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 21,144 units in total.

  1. 04V257000Received . 7,067 units.

    Exterior Lighting / Tail Lights

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain passenger vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." the lens of the side marker lamp and side reflex reflector in the tail lamp assembly were manufactured with incorrect dye.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This does not comply with the standard.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace all affected tail lamp assemblies. Owner notification began on june 16, 2004. Owners should contact honda at 1-800-999-1009.

    Report filed by HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.). Manufacturer campaign number P35. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 00V316000Received . 9,147 units.

    Seat Belts / Front / Retractor

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Under certain conditions, the seat belt retractor can deform and cause complete or frequent locking of the retractor. As a result, the seat belts cannot be pulled out of the retractor and cannot be used.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In the event of a crash, the seat occupant may not be properly restrained, increasing the risk of personal injury or death.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the seat belt actuator assembly.

    Report filed by AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 00V016000Received . 4,930 units.

    Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: convertible passenger vehicles. When the convertible top is down and the seat is pushed all the way back, the seat belts may not retract properly resulting in slack in the seat belts.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This slack can reduce the protective capability and effectiveness of the belts and increases the risk of injury to an occupant in a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the convertible top cover to prevent interference with the seat belt.

    Report filed by AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

38 complaints, 49 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2000 Honda S2000: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Exterior Lighting8
Visibility8
Structure6
Power Train6
Engine and Engine Cooling6
Seat Belts4
Air Bags2
Electrical System2
Equipment2
Service Brakes, Hydraulic1

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 14.

Complaints that report a crash
2
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
2
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
8 Apr 2009

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2000 Honda S2000, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2004, with 11 complaints.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 20003
  2. 20010
  3. 20020
  4. 20030
  5. 20040
  6. 20050
  7. 20062
  8. 20071

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2000 Honda S2000: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/honda/s2000/2000/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)

The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2000 Honda S2000?
21,144 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Honda S2000 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the Honda S2000, model years 2000 to 2007. 3 of them name the 2000 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2000 Honda S2000 name most often?
Exterior Lighting: 8 of 49 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2000 Honda S2000 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.