NHTSA Campaign 18V777000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
NHTSA campaign 18V777000 covers 10 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper. The repair is free.
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) filed the report for 18V777000 with NHTSA on November 1, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V777000, NHTSA lists up to 64,785 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 16, 2016 and March 19, 2016.
The 18V777000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V777000 were scheduled from December 11, 2018, 40 days after the report.
18V777000 covers 4 models from Honda and Acura, model years 2016–2019.
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V777000 ranks 87 of 232 Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) recalls on this site.
Besides 18V777000, Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) has 11 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 18V777000 was 16V109000, reported on February 25, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Acura MDX, 2017-2018 Acura MDX Sport Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda HR-V and Honda Odyssey, and 2016 Honda HR-V vehicles. The rear brake caliper pistons may have an insufficient coating, causing gas pockets to form, reducing brake performance. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 135, "Light Vehicle Brake Systems."
- The risk
- A reduction of braking performance increases the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Owners will be notified, and Honda or Acura dealers will bleed the brakes, free of charge. The recall began December 11, 2018. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are C31 and L30.
Reported November 1, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V777000 (10)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V777000, 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 1, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted