NHTSA Campaign 13V571000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NHTSA campaign 13V571000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission. The repair is free.
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) filed the report for 13V571000 with NHTSA on November 14, 2013; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 13V571000, NHTSA lists up to 19,197 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 6, 2013 and October 14, 2013.
The 13V571000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 13V571000 were scheduled from July 3, 2014, 231 days after the report.
13V571000 covers 1 model from Acura, model years 2014.
Owners of the model years 13V571000 covers have filed at least 27 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V571000 ranks 109 of 232 Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) recalls on this site.
Besides 13V571000, Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) has 17 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 13V571000 was 13V143000, reported on April 15, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (Honda) is recalling certain model year 2014 Acura MDX AWD vehicles manufactured May 6, 2013, through October 14, 2013. The bolts that attach the drive shaft to the automatic transmission transfer assembly may not have been properly tightened. As a result, the bolts could loosen possibly allowing the shaft to detach.
- The risk
- If the drive shaft detaches while driving it could cause excessive noise and possibly damage the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and tighten the drive shaft attaching bolts as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on July 3, 2014. Owners may contact Honda at 1-800-999-1009 or visit their website at www.recalls.honda.com. Honda's recall number is JC8.
Reported November 14, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V571000 (1)
Acura (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V571000, 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: November 14, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted