NHTSA Campaign 16V640000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
NHTSA campaign 16V640000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm). The repair is free.
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) filed the report for 16V640000 with NHTSA on September 6, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V640000, NHTSA lists up to 8,354 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 16V640000 were scheduled from January 13, 2017, 129 days after the report.
16V640000 covers 1 model from Acura, model years 2015.
Owners of the model years 16V640000 covers have filed at least 161 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V640000 ranks 130 of 232 Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) recalls on this site.
Besides 16V640000, Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) has 17 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 16V640000 was 15V821000, reported on December 7, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2015 Acura TLX 2WD and 4WD vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the transmission wire harness connections may have insufficient crimps, and, as a result, the transmission may unexpectedly shift to neutral.
- The risk
- If the vehicle unexpectedly shifts to neutral, there is an increased risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Acura has notified owners, and dealers will, based on the automatic transmission serial number, update the transmission software to prevent the transmission from shifting into neutral due to a faulty crimp, free of charge. The recall began January 13, 2017. Owners may contact Acura Client Relations at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is KC2.
Reported September 6, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V640000 (1)
Acura (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V640000, 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: September 6, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted