The defect
ON SOME MINI VANS, SPORT UTILITY AND PASSENGER VEHICLES, CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS CAN RESULT IN HEAT BUILD-UP BETWEEN THE COUNTERSHAFT AND SECONDARY SHAFT SECOND GEARS IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EVENTUALLY LEADING TO GEAR TOOTH CHIPPING OR GEAR BREAKAGE.
The risk
GEAR FAILURE COULD RESULT IN TRANSMISSION LOCKUP, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
The remedy
ON VEHICLES WITH 15,000 MILES OR LESS, THE DEALER WILL UPDATE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A SIMPLE REVISION TO THE OIL COOLER RETURN LINE TO INCREASE LUBRICATION TO THE SECOND GEAR. ON VEHICLES WITH MORE THAN 15,000 MILES, THE DEALER WILL INSPECT THE TRANSMISSION TO IDENTIFY GEARS THAT HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED DISCOLORATION DUE TO OVERHEATING. IF DISCOLORATION EXISTS, THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE REPLACED IF DISCOLORATION IS NOT PRESENT, THE DEALER WILL PERFORM THE REVISION TO THE OIL COOLER RETURN LINE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 21, 2004, FOR PILOT, ODYSSEY, AND MDX OWNERS. OWNERS OF THE ACCORD VEHICLES WILL START RECEIVING LETTERS ON JUNE 28, 2004, AND ON JUNE 29, 2004, FOR OWNERS OF THE TL AND CL VEHICLES. OWNERS 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 | 2001, 2002, 2003 |
| Acura MDX | 2001, 2002 |
| Acura TL | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 |
| Honda Accord | 2003, 2004 |
| Honda Odyssey | 2002, 2003, 2004 |
| Honda Pilot | 2003, 2004 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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 | 2001 | 271 | 3 |
| Acura CL | 2002 | 44 | 2 |
| Acura CL | 2003 | 73 | 5 |
| Acura MDX | 2001 | 224 | 4 |
| Acura MDX | 2002 | 205 | 4 |
| Acura TL | 2000 | 249 | 6 |
| Acura TL | 2001 | 149 | 3 |
| Acura TL | 2002 | 333 | 7 |
| Acura TL | 2003 | 391 | 5 |
| Acura TL | 2004 | 551 | 4 |
| Honda Accord | 2003 | 1,987 | 13 |
| Honda Accord | 2004 | 1,018 | 13 |
| Honda Odyssey | 2002 | 960 | 10 |
| Honda Odyssey | 2003 | 914 | 15 |
| Honda Odyssey | 2004 | 585 | 13 |
| Honda Pilot | 2003 | 720 | 13 |
| Honda Pilot | 2004 | 544 | 12 |
Other power train recalls in 2004
22 of the 601 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2004 concerned the power train; HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) filed 96 campaigns in all.
| 04V590000 15 Dec 2004 | FREIGHTLINER LLC |
| 04V449000 13 Sept 2004 | PACCAR INCORPORATED |
| 04V435000 9 Sept 2004 | SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC. |
| 04V408000 19 Aug 2004 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 04V409000 18 Aug 2004 | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC |
| 04V405000 12 Aug 2004 | VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 04V344000 14 Jul 2004 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 04V320000 6 Jul 2004 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2004