NHTSA Campaign 05V385000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
NHTSA campaign 05V385000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the suspension: front: springs: coil springs. The repair is free.
HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) filed the report for 05V385000 with NHTSA on September 1, 2005; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 05V385000, NHTSA lists up to 22,861 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 9, 2000 and October 19, 2001.
The 05V385000 report reached NHTSA 4 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V385000 were scheduled from October 11, 2005, 40 days after the report.
05V385000 covers 1 model from Acura, model years 2001–2002.
Owners of the model years 05V385000 covers have filed at least 19 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 05V385000 vehicles, the 2001 Acura MDX has the most (19).
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V385000 ranks 44 of 100 HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) recalls on this site.
Besides 05V385000, HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) has 4 other recalls on the suspension on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KENTUCKY, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. IN AREAS WHERE LARGE QUANTITIES OF ROAD SALT ARE USED, THE FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRINGS HAVE INSUFFICIENT CORROSION PROTECTION, AND MAY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO CORROSION.
- The risk
- EXCESSIVE CORROSION CAN CAUSE SPRING FAILURE AND A BROKEN SPRING COULD PUNCTURE A FRONT TIRE, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE BOTH FRONT SPRINGS WITH IMPROVED SPRINGS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 11, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ACURA AT 800-382-2238.
- Notes
- HONDA/ACURA RECALL NO. P92.
Reported September 1, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V385000 (2)
Acura (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V385000, 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: September 1, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted