NHTSA Campaign 08V091000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
NHTSA campaign 08V091000 covers 5 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 08V091000 with NHTSA on February 27, 2008; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 08V091000, NHTSA lists up to 273,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 11, 2003 and September 20, 2004.
The 08V091000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 08V091000 were scheduled from April 28, 2008, 61 days after the report.
08V091000 covers 1 model from Acura, model years 2004–2008.
Owners of the model years 08V091000 covers have filed at least 128 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 08V091000 vehicles, the 2004 Acura TL has the most (34).
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V091000 ranks 13 of 100 HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) recalls on this site.
Besides 08V091000, HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) has 4 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 08V091000 was 07V551000, reported on December 4, 2007.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- HONDA IS RECALLING 273,000 MY 2004-2008 ACURA TL 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 APRIL 28, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ACURA AT 800-382-2238. THIS IS AN EXPANSION OF A PREVIOUS RECALL (PLEASE SEE 07V551).
- Notes
- ACURA RECALL NO. Q73.
Reported February 27, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V091000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V091000, 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: February 27, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted