NHTSA Campaign 07V551000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
NHTSA campaign 07V551000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections. The repair is free.
HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) filed the report for 07V551000 with NHTSA on December 4, 2007; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 07V551000, NHTSA lists up to 43,200 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 1, 2004 and June 29, 2005.
The 07V551000 report reached NHTSA 2 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 07V551000 were scheduled from December 12, 2007, 8 days after the report.
07V551000 covers 1 model from Acura, model years 2005–2008.
By potentially affected vehicles, 07V551000 ranks 33 of 100 HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) recalls on this site.
Besides 07V551000, HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) has 4 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 07V551000 was 05V039000, reported on February 3, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, PROLONGED HIGH UNDER-HOOD TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE THE POWER STEERING HOSE TO DETERIORATE PREMATURELY CAUSING THE HOSE TO CRACK AND LEAK POWER STEERING FLUID.
- The risk
- POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING ONTO A HOT CATALYTIC CONVERTER WILL GENERATE SMOKE AND POSSIBLY LEAD TO AN UNDER-HOOD FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW HEAT RESISTANT POWER STEERING HOSE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 12, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 800-382-2238.
- Notes
- HONDA RECALL NO. Q65.
Reported December 4, 2007
Vehicles covered by 07V551000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 07V551000, 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: December 4, 2007. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted