The defect
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Acura MDX and Honda Pilot vehicles and 2019 Acura RLX, RLX Sport Hybrid, TLX and Honda Odyssey and Ridgeline vehicles. The timing belt teeth may separate from the belt.
The risk
Teeth separation from the timing belt may result in an engine stall, increasing the risk of crash.
The remedy
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicle and replace any affected timing belt free of charge. Vehicles receiving a replacement timing belt will also have the engine inspected and any damaged components will be replaced for free. The recall began June 7, 2019. Honda owners may contact customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is L4M. Acura owners may contact customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Acura's number for this recall is Z4L.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Acura MDX | 2018, 2019 |
| Acura RLX | 2019 |
| Acura RLX Hybrid | 2019 |
| Acura TLX | 2019 |
| Honda Odyssey | 2019 |
| Honda Pilot | 2018, 2019 |
| Honda Ridgeline | 2019 |
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
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 MDX | 2018 | 169 | 10 |
| Acura MDX | 2019 | 190 | 9 |
| Acura RLX | 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| Acura RLX Hybrid | 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| Acura TLX | 2019 | 93 | 6 |
| Honda Odyssey | 2019 | 992 | 20 |
| Honda Pilot | 2018 | 440 | 7 |
| Honda Pilot | 2019 | 919 | 13 |
| Honda Ridgeline | 2019 | 237 | 11 |
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 2019
15 of the 880 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2019 concerned the engine and engine cooling; Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) filed 245 campaigns in all.
| 19V919000 23 Dec 2019 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 19V869000 6 Dec 2019 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 19V856000 2 Dec 2019 | Subaru of America, Inc. |
| 19V821000 15 Nov 2019 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 19V757000 24 Oct 2019 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 19V745000 17 Oct 2019 | Subaru of America, Inc. |
| 19V744000 17 Oct 2019 | Subaru of America, Inc. |
| 19V538000 19 Jul 2019 | Hyundai Motor America |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2019