{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Honda recall 12V436 (S53): Model Year 2007 Through 2011 Element Passenger",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v436/",
  "summary": "Recall 12V436 (Honda): Without trailer turn signal illumination, the driver's intent is not communicated, potentially increasing the risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Honda Element, model years 2007 to 2011. Filed by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) and reported to NHTSA on 5 September 2012. 5,216 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Honda is recalling certain model year 2007 through 2011 Element passenger vehicles equipped with an accessory trailer hitch wiring harness. The wire that supplies power to the trailer turn signal lights was inadvertently switched with the stop lamp wire. As a result the turn signals only illuminate when the brake … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Honda's own number for this recall: S53. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 12V436 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Without trailer turn signal illumination, the driver's intent is not communicated, potentially increasing the risk of a crash.” 12V436 Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) Electrical System:Wiring 5 September 2012 2007-2011 HONDA ELEMENT Without trailer turn signal illumination, the driver's intent is not communicated, potentially increasing the ri",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T14:42:40+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T06:16:14+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Honda recall 12V436 (S53): Model Year 2007 Through 2011 Element Passenger\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v436/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}