NHTSA Campaign 02V226000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
NHTSA campaign 02V226000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling: engine. The repair is free.
AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO filed the report for 02V226000 with NHTSA on August 28, 2002; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 02V226000, NHTSA lists up to 17,551 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 28, 2002 and July 25, 2002.
The 02V226000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 02V226000 were scheduled from August 30, 2002, 2 days after the report.
02V226000 covers 6 models from Acura and Honda, model years 2002–2003.
Owners of the model years 02V226000 covers have filed at least 93 complaints naming the engine and engine cooling, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 02V226000 vehicles, the 2002 Honda Odyssey has the most (42).
By potentially affected vehicles, 02V226000 ranks 10 of 36 AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO recalls on this site.
Besides 02V226000, AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO has 3 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 02V226000 was 01V329000, reported on October 22, 2001.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN MINIVANS, SEDANS, COUPES, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH V6 ENGINES, A TIMING BELT TENSIONER PULLEY ON THE WATER PUMP IS MISALIGNED AND COULD CAUSE THE TIMING BELT TO CONTACT A BOLT ON THE CYLINDER HEAD. EVENTUALLY THE BELT COULD BE DAMAGED AND FAIL.
- The risk
- IF THE TIMING BELT BREAKS, THE ENGINE WILL STALL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE WATER PUMP AND IF IT IS ONE OF THE DEFECTIVE PUMPS, THE WATER PUMP AND TIMING BELT WILL BE REPLACED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 30, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009 OR ACURA AT 1-800-382-2238.
Reported August 28, 2002
Vehicles covered by 02V226000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 02V226000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: August 28, 2002. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted