Honda Civic Sun Visor Class Action Settlement

A federal court has approved a class action lawsuit settlement with American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (NASDAQ: HMC) over failing to fix or warn consumers about defective sun visors in its Honda Civics. The Honda sun visor settlement will provide several benefits to current and former owners and lessees of certain model civics who file a timely claim form.

The Honda Civic sun visor settlement will resolve a class action lawsuit, entitled Cooper v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc., that alleges the sun visors on some Honda Civics are defective, causing them to split apart, which may impair their function. The class action lawsuit also alleges that Honda should have corrected the defective sun visors or should have disclosed the defect at the time of sale. Honda denies it did anything wrong, but has agreed to a class action settlement to end litigation.

Class Members of the Honda Civic sun visor class action settlement are all U.S. residents who are current or former owners or lessees of one of the Civic models listed below:

2006-08 Civic: All

2009 Civic 2-Door:
From VIN 2HGFG1…9H500001 – 2HGFG1…9H523805   

2009 Civic 4-Door:
From VIN 19XFA1…9E000061 thru 19XFA1…9E007094
From VIN 2HGFA16…9H300001 thru 2HGFA16… 9H339069
From VIN 2HGFA16…9H500001 thru 2HGFA16…9H511509
From VIN 1HGFA1… 9L000008 thru 1HGFA1… 9L025282
From VIN JHMFA1…9S200024 thru JHMFA1…9S200060

2009 Civic Si 2-Door:
From VIN 2HGFG2…9H700001 thru 2HGFG2…9H702924

2009 Civic Si 4-Door:
From VIN 2HGFA5…9H700001 thru 2HGFA5…9H704687

2009 Civic GX:
From VIN 1HGFA4…9L00000l thru 1HGFA4…9H001442

2006-08 Civic Hybrid: ALL

2009 Civic Hybrid:
From VIN JHMFA3…9S000002 thru JHMFA3…9S009285

As part of the Honda Civic visor settlement, Honda has agreed to extend the warranty on sun visors on Class Vehicles to seven years or 100,000 miles, whichever first occurs. In addition, Honda has agreed to reimburse Class Members for out-of-pocket expenses incurred prior to the Effective Date of the settlement for the repair or replacement of a sun visor or sun visors on Class Vehicles. A Class Member is eligible to get a CASH REIMBURSEMENT if:

• The Class Member has paid out-of-pocket to repair or replace the sun visor or sun visors in his or her Class Vehicle prior to the Effective Date of the settlement;
• The cost of repair or replacement was not previously reimbursed by insurance, warranty, or goodwill; and
• The Class Member mails a claim form within two years from the date of the sun visor repair or replacement, or within 90 days of the Effective Date of the settlement, whichever period of time is longer.

*Note: The Honda Civic sun visor class action settlement became effective September 16, 2011.

You can download claim forms and read more information about your rights in the Honda Civic Defective Sun Visor Class Action Lawsuit Settlement at www.VisorSettlement.com. Detailed information about how to file a valid claim form can be found in our Open Lawsuit Settlements section.