Quackenbush

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARY QUACKENBUSH, MARISSA FEENEY, and ANNE PELLETTIERI, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly No. C 20-05599 WHA situated,

Plaintiffs,

ORDER RE MOTION FOR

v.

SUMMARY JUDGMENT

AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR

COMPANY, INC., and HONDA MOTOR COMPANY, LTD., a Japanese Corporation, 16 Defendants.

18 INTRODUCTION In this certified consumer class action, defendants move for summary judgment. The motion is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. STATEMENT Vehicle owners who purchased their cars from authorized Honda dealers allege that an engine component within their cars, namely, the variable timing control actuator 14310-R44-A01 (“VTC actuator”), was defective. Sometimes, the VTC actuator rattled on vehicle ignition due to the premature disengagement of a stopper pin located within it. Honda discovered the problem beginning in 2008 after receiving complaints of rattling and pursued an eight-year investigation. the VTC actuator model…