Honda (american Honda Motor Co.): Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Hose, Piping, and Connections
Honda (american Honda Motor Co.) reported this defect to federal regulators on May 17, 2012 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 625,762. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Honda is recalling certain model year 2007 and 2008 Acura TL and model year 2003-2007 Accord V6 vehicles. In May 2012, Honda filed a defect report to recall certain model year 2007 and 2008 Acura TL vehicles. In September 2012, Honda informed the agency that it was including an additional 573,147 vehicles including certain model year 2003 through 2007 Accord V6 vehicles. The total number of vehicles being recalled is now 625,762. Prolonged under-hood and power steering fluid temperatures may cause the power steering hose to deteriorate prematurely, resulting in cracks and power steering fluid leakage.
The risk
If this occurs, power steering fluid can leak onto a hot catalytic converter, leading to smoke and possibly an under-hood fire.
The remedy
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will install a new heat resistant power steering hose, free of charge. The original recall began in June 2012, and owners of those vehicles may obtain the free remedy. Sufficient parts are not yet available for owners of the vehicles covered by the September 2012 expansion, but are expected to be available in early 2013. Honda will notify owners of these vehicles beginning on October 26, 2012, and will notify these owners again when parts are available so those vehicles can be brought to dealers for applications of the free remedy. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-800-999-1009.
7 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Acura TL | 124 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| 2007 Acura TL | 124 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 2007 Honda Accord | 524 | 10 | 15 | 88 |
| 2006 Honda Accord | 433 | 17 | 8 | 52 |
| 2005 Honda Accord | 656 | 24 | 11 | 92 |
| 2004 Honda Accord | 1,018 | 22 | 14 | 90 |
| 2003 Honda Accord | 1,987 | 24 | 18 | 153 |
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 12V222000.
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