NHTSA campaign 04V176000 · Honda campaign P30/P31
Acura and Honda Recall 04V-176: HONDA/AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NHTSA recall 04V176000 (Honda campaign P30/P31) was reported by HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) on April 15, 2004, with 1,099,796 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Acura TL, Acura CL, Honda Odyssey and more for model years 2000–2004. Owners were notified on April 27, 2004, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 04V176000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 04V176000 (also written 04V-176 or 04V176)
- Filed by
- HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)
- Honda campaign number
- P30/P31
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,099,796 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Power Train — Automatic Transmission
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V176000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Acura
Acura CL
Acura MDX
Acura TL
- 2000 · Vehicles built July 27, 1999 – August 21, 2000 (per NHTSA)
- 2001 · Vehicles built August 31, 2000 – February 16, 2001 (per NHTSA)
- 2002 · Vehicles built August 10, 2000 – January 30, 2002 (per NHTSA)
- 2003 · Vehicles built December 4, 2001 – September 10, 2003 (per NHTSA)
- 2004 · Vehicles built March 14, 2003 – November 18, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Honda
Honda Accord
Honda Odyssey
Honda Pilot
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V176000.
Defect description
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.
Safety consequence
GEAR FAILURE COULD RESULT IN TRANSMISSION LOCKUP, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Manufacturer 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.
Notes
HONDA RECALL NOS. P30 (ODYSSEY AND PILOT),P31 (MDX), P38 (ACCORD) AND P39 (ACURA).CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 04V176000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.