American Honda Motor Co.: Power Train › Automatic Transmission
American Honda Motor Co. reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 19, 1999 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 96,518. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. A TRANSMISSION CASE BOLT CAN LOOSEN AND FALL OUT ALLOWING THE TRANSMISSION TO DISENGAGE FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL.
The risk
THE VEHICLE COULD LOSE POWER TO THE DRIVE WHEELS WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION INTO THE PARK POSITION WOULD NOT LOCK THE WHEELS, AND A PARKED VEHICLE COULD MOVE UNEXPECTEDLY IF THE PARKING BRAKE IS NOT SET.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REDESIGNED BOLT.
7 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Acura RL | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 Acura RL | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Acura TL | 20 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1997 Acura RL | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 Acura TL | 23 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 1996 Acura RL | 22 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 1996 Acura TL | 26 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
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 99V227000.
Full record for the 1999 Acura RL → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →