NHTSA Campaign 14V779000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NHTSA campaign 14V779000 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 14V779000 with NHTSA on December 8, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V779000, NHTSA lists up to 9,392 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 14, 2014 and November 12, 2014.
The 14V779000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V779000 were scheduled from January 30, 2015, 53 days after the report.
14V779000 covers 1 model from Acura, model years 2015.
Owners of the model years 14V779000 covers have filed at least 161 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V779000 ranks 127 of 232 Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) recalls on this site.
Besides 14V779000, Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) has 17 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 14V779000 was 14V258000, reported on May 16, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- American Honda Motor Co. (Honda) is recalling certain model year 2015 Acura TLX V6 2WD vehicles manufactured July 14, 2014, to November 12, 2014, and certain 2015 TLX V6 SH-AWD vehicles manufactured August 26, 2014, to November 10, 2014. The automatic transmission parking pawl may become contaminated or the park rod may become dislodged or broken. This may prevent the transmission from shifting into the Park position.
- The risk
- If the shift indicator displays "Park" but the park lock does not engage, the vehicle may roll away increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the transmission if necessary, free of charge. The recall began January 30, 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-310-783-2000. Honda's number for this recall is JM8.
Reported December 8, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V779000 (1)
Acura (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V779000, 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 8, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted