NHTSA Campaign 04V176000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NHTSA campaign 04V176000 covers 17 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission. The repair is free.
HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) filed the report for 04V176000 with NHTSA on April 15, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V176000, NHTSA lists up to 1,099,796 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 20, 2002 and December 15, 2003.
The 04V176000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V176000 were scheduled from April 27, 2004, 12 days after the report.
04V176000 covers 6 models from Acura and Honda, model years 2000–2004.
Owners of the model years 04V176000 covers have filed at least 4,271 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 04V176000 vehicles, the 2003 Honda Accord has the most (924).
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V176000 ranks 4 of 100 HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) recalls on this site.
Besides 04V176000, HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) has 4 other recalls on the power train on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON SOME MINI VANS, SPORT UTILITY AND PASSENGER VEHICLES, CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS CAN RESULT IN HEAT BUILD-UP BETWEEN THE COUNTERSHAFT AND SECONDARY SHAFT SECOND GEARS IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EVENTUALLY LEADING TO GEAR TOOTH CHIPPING OR GEAR BREAKAGE.
- The risk
- GEAR FAILURE COULD RESULT IN TRANSMISSION LOCKUP, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- ON VEHICLES WITH 15,000 MILES OR LESS, THE DEALER WILL UPDATE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A SIMPLE REVISION TO THE OIL COOLER RETURN LINE TO INCREASE LUBRICATION TO THE SECOND GEAR. ON VEHICLES WITH MORE THAN 15,000 MILES, THE DEALER WILL INSPECT THE TRANSMISSION TO IDENTIFY GEARS THAT HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED DISCOLORATION DUE TO OVERHEATING. IF DISCOLORATION EXISTS, THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE REPLACED IF DISCOLORATION IS NOT PRESENT, THE DEALER WILL PERFORM THE REVISION TO THE OIL COOLER RETURN LINE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 21, 2004, FOR PILOT, ODYSSEY, AND MDX OWNERS. OWNERS OF THE ACCORD VEHICLES WILL START RECEIVING LETTERS ON JUNE 28, 2004, AND ON JUNE 29, 2004, FOR OWNERS OF THE TL AND CL VEHICLES. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009 OR ACURA AT 1-800-382-2238.
- Notes
- HONDA RECALL NOS. P30 (ODYSSEY AND PILOT), P31 (MDX), P38 (ACCORD) AND P39 (ACURA).
Reported April 15, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V176000 (17)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V176000, 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: April 15, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted