Every recall campaign and owner complaint the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration holds for the 2006 Honda Insight. Nothing on this page is written from memory — it is all imported from NHTSA's public database.
1 recall campaign filed by Honda for the 2006 Insight, newest first.
| Campaign | Component | What the recall says |
|---|---|---|
| 06V270000 2006-07-26 |
Equipment Other Owners/Service/Other Manual |
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES, THE OWNER'S MANUALS CONTAIN INCORRECT CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S (NHTSA) VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE.
Risk: THE LANGUAGE IN THE OWNER'S MANUALS IS NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CURRENT MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS. Fix: HONDA WILL SEND A POSTCARD TO DEALERS AND OWNERS WITH THE CORRECT NHTSA VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE INFORMATION AND WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO INSERT THE CARD INTO THE "REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS" SECTION OF THE OWNER'S MANUAL. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 2, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009,… |
Summaries are quoted verbatim from NHTSA's official campaign records. A single campaign often covers dozens of model years and several nameplates, so a summary may name vehicles other than the 2006 Insight — that is normal. Every record listed here carries this vehicle's own make, model and model year in NHTSA's database. Whether a recall is still open on a particular car can only be determined by VIN.
2 owner complaints on file with NHTSA for the 2006 Insight, grouped by the component owners reported. Counts reflect how many owners complained, not how often the fault actually occurs.
| Reported component | Complaints | |
|---|---|---|
| Engine | 1 | |
| Air Bags | 1 |
A complaint is an unverified owner report. It is a signal about where to look, not proof of a defect.
Verbatim excerpts from NHTSA complaint filings on this model year. These are the owners' own words, not our diagnosis, and each one is a single unverified report.
THE RECALL CAMPAIGN DEPARTMENT AUTHORIZED A RECALL RELATED AUTHORIZATION ISSUING CASE NO. [XXX] WHERE THE DEALERSHIP ROCK HONDA 909-770-8400 REPLACING THE CONTROL UNIT PART NO( IK100PHM-A03) PAID BY ME. SAME ISSUE RECURRING ANOTHER CASE NO ISSUED [XXX] DEALER STATING PARTS NEEDED ARE 37820PHM408 ECM MODULE AND 1 D010PHMA01RM BATTERY.THE HONDA NOW ARE SAYING THAT THEY ARE ONLY LIABLE FOR THE SOFTWARE UPDATE ONLY EVEN THOUGH THE RECALL SPECIFIES THE AND USAGE THE VERBATIM OF THE ECM UNIT THEREBY THE MANUFACTURE IS NOT IN ACCEPTANCE OF THE FACT THAT THE RECALL WHICH RELATES TO THE ECM TIMER RELAT
filed 09/26/2016 · ODI 10909821
I HAVE A 2006 HONDA INSIGHT. WE ARE DUE WITH OUR FIRST CHILD IN SEPTEMBER 2007. WE WILL NEED THE VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT OUR CHILD TO AND FROM DAYCARE. OUR DEALER HAS REFUSED TO DISABLE THE AIRBAG TO MAKE THE CAR SAFER FOR AN INFANT IN A CARSEAT. I WOULD LIKE ADVISE/AUTHORIZATION ON HOW TO PROCEED TO MAKE OUR CAR SAFE FOR OUR SOON TO BE BORN INFANT. *JB
filed 08/02/2007 · ODI 10198329
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Yes. NHTSA records 1 recall campaign filed by Honda for the 2006 Insight. The most recent is campaign 06V270000, filed 2006-07-26, covering Equipment › Other › Owners/Service/Other Manual.
The most-reported component is Engine with 1 of the 2 owner complaints on file. Complaint counts show where owners report trouble; they are not proof of a defect.
2 complaints with NHTSA for the 2006 Insight, spread across 2 reported component groups.
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