Honda (american Honda Motor Co.): Equipment › Mechanical › Carrier/Rack
Honda (american Honda Motor Co.) reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 5, 2008 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 2,032. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
HONDA IS RECALLING 2,032 HITCH STYLE BIKE RACKS SOLD AS AFTERMARKET FOR USE ON MY 2003-2007 AND SOME MY 2008 HONDA PILOT, RIDGELINE, AND ACURA MDX VEHICLES. A PINCH BOLT EXISTS BETWEEN THE BIKE ARM BRACKET AND THE UPRIGHT ASSEMBLY OF THE "HITCH" STYLE BICYCLE RACK.
The risk
WHEN MOVING THE BIKE ARM BRACKET TO ITS DOWN POSITION, THIS PINCH BOLT HAS THE POTENTIAL OF CAUSING SEVERE LACERATION OR AMPUTATION TO THE USER'S FINGERTIPS OR HAND.
The remedy
OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT THULE AT 800-THULE91 (800-848-5391) TO OBTAIN A FREE REPAIR KIT ALONG WITH REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS OR OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009 OR ACURA AT 1-800-382-2238 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
18 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Acura MDX | 49 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 Honda Pilot | 133 | 9 | 3 | 11 |
| 2008 Honda Ridgeline | 143 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 2007 Acura MDX | 99 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 Honda Pilot | 211 | 9 | 5 | 9 |
| 2007 Honda Ridgeline | 160 | 10 | 5 | 6 |
| 2006 Acura MDX | 87 | 11 | 0 | 10 |
| 2006 Honda Pilot | 268 | 10 | 7 | 23 |
| 2006 Honda Ridgeline | 243 | 14 | 15 | 21 |
| 2005 Acura MDX | 180 | 13 | 1 | 15 |
| 2005 Honda Pilot | 679 | 15 | 8 | 42 |
| 2005 Honda Ridgeline | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Acura MDX | 171 | 10 | 4 | 13 |
| 2004 Honda Pilot | 544 | 13 | 14 | 29 |
| 2004 Honda Ridgeline | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Acura MDX | 206 | 13 | 5 | 11 |
| 2003 Honda Pilot | 720 | 14 | 11 | 38 |
| 2003 Honda Ridgeline | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 08E013000.
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