NHTSA Campaign 10V174000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
NHTSA campaign 10V174000 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 10V174000 with NHTSA on April 29, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V174000, NHTSA lists up to 167,255 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 12, 2004 and September 30, 2005.
The 10V174000 report reached NHTSA 5 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V174000 were scheduled from May 28, 2010, 29 days after the report.
10V174000 covers 1 model from Acura, model years 2004–2008.
Owners of the model years 10V174000 covers have filed at least 77 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 10V174000 vehicles, the 2006 Acura TSX has the most (24).
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V174000 ranks 17 of 100 HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) recalls on this site.
Besides 10V174000, HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) has 4 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 10V174000 was 08V091000, reported on February 27, 2008.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004 THROUGH 2008 ACURA TSX PASSENGER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 25, 2002 AND FEBRUARY 13, 2008. PROLONGED HIGH UNDER HOOD TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE THE POWER STEERING HOSE TO DETERIORATE PREMATURELY AND MAY CAUSE THE HOSE TO CRACK AND LEAK POWER STEERING OIL.
- The risk
- OIL LEAKING ONTO A HOT EXHAUST PIPE WILL GENERATE SMOKE AND A BURNING SMELL, AND COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN AN UNDER HOOD FIRE.
- The fix
- HONDA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN MAY 28, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ACURA CLIENT SERVICES AT 1-800-382-2238.
- Notes
- HONDA'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS R35.
Reported April 29, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V174000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V174000, 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 29, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted