NHTSA campaign 06E096000 · Equipment recall
HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) Recall 06E-096: TRAILER HITCH SEPARATION
NHTSA recall 06E096000 is an equipment recall reported by HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) on November 20, 2006, with 623 units potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Acura RDX for the 2007 model year. Owners were notified on January 4, 2007, 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 06E096000 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
This is an equipment recall filed by HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.): NHTSA's record names the vehicles below for it.
- NHTSA campaign
- 06E096000 (also written 06E-096 or 06E096)
- Filed by
- HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 623 units (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Trailer Hitches
- Owners notified
- Recall type
- Equipment recall
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06E096000. 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 RDX
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06E096000.
Defect description
CERTAIN HONDA ACCESSORY TRAILER HITCHES, P/N 08L92-STK-200, MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JUNE 26 AND JULY 8, 2006, AND SOLD AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR USE ON 2007 MODEL YEAR ACURA RDX VEHICLES. THE HITCHES MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY WELDED DURING INSTALLATION.
Safety consequence
THE HITCH MAY SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE IN USE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
HONDA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE HITCH. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 29, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ACURA CLIENT SERVICES AT 800-382-2238.
Notes
HONDA RECALL NO. Q29.CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 06E096000
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.