Honda CR-V Door Lock Class Action Lawsuit

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Three Honda CR-V owners have filed a class action lawsuit against Honda alleging it concealed a defective door lock mechanism in certain models to avoid having to pay for repairs under warranty.

Plaintiffs Kevin Davitt, Scott Carter and Mark Tudyk allege in the Honda CR-V class action lawsuit that the company knew about the long-standing design defect in the door locking actuators of its 2007-2011 CR-V sport vehicles, but hid it to avoid covering repair costs under its three-year or 36,000 mile warranty.

The alleged defect manifests itself during or shortly after the limited warranty period has expired, and causes the door lock latch to fail to properly lock or unlock when the interior electronic door lock switches or key fob is pressed, according to the class action lawsuit.

Honda has long been well aware of the CR-V door lock defect, yet routinely refuses to repair the vehicles free or charge or to reimburse customers who have incurred out-of-pocket expense to repair the defect, the class action lawsuit states. Furthermore, Honda refuses to issue a recall despite receiving numerous consumer complaints from dealers, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and its own internal records.

“Not only did Honda actively conceal the fact that particular components within the door locking system are defective and require costly repairs to fix, they did not reveal that the existence of this defect would diminish the intrinsic and resale value of the class vehicles and lead to the safety concerns described within,” the CR-V door lock class action lawsuit charges.

The CR-V lock class action lawsuit is brought on behalf of current and former owners and/or lessees of a 2007-2011 Honda CR-V in New Jersey, California and Florida.

The Honda CR-V Door Lock Class Action Lawsuit case is Kevin Davitt, et al. v. Honda North America Inc., et al., Case No. 13-cv-00381, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

UPDATE: Honda reached a settlement agreement in this Honda CR-V class action lawsuit on Sept. 19, 2014.

UPDATE 2: Claim Forms for the Honda CR-V defective door lock class action settlement are now available! Click here for detailed instructions on how to file a claim.