The defect
ON CERTAIN MINIVANS, SEDANS, COUPES, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH V6 ENGINES, A TIMING BELT TENSIONER PULLEY ON THE WATER PUMP IS MISALIGNED AND COULD CAUSE THE TIMING BELT TO CONTACT A BOLT ON THE CYLINDER HEAD. EVENTUALLY THE BELT COULD BE DAMAGED AND FAIL.
The risk
IF THE TIMING BELT BREAKS, THE ENGINE WILL STALL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE WATER PUMP AND IF IT IS ONE OF THE DEFECTIVE PUMPS, THE WATER PUMP AND TIMING BELT WILL BE REPLACED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 30, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009 OR ACURA AT 1-800-382-2238.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Acura CL | 2003 |
| Acura MDX | 2002 |
| Acura TL | 2003 |
| Honda Accord | 2002 |
| Honda Odyssey | 2002 |
| Honda Pilot | 2003 |
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acura CL | 2003 | 73 | 5 |
| Acura MDX | 2002 | 205 | 4 |
| Acura TL | 2003 | 391 | 5 |
| Honda Accord | 2002 | 1,050 | 5 |
| Honda Odyssey | 2002 | 960 | 10 |
| Honda Pilot | 2003 | 720 | 13 |
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 2002
11 of the 434 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2002 concerned the engine and engine cooling; AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. filed 122 campaigns in all.
| 02V342000 30 Dec 2002 | TRAVEL SUPREME, INC. |
| 02V325000 6 Dec 2002 | GILLIG CORPORATION |
| 02V287000 4 Nov 2002 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 02V211002 19 Sept 2002 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 02V240000 13 Sept 2002 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 02V204000 26 Jul 2002 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 02V138000 16 May 2002 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 02V111000 11 Apr 2002 | HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2002