NHTSA campaign 06V270000

Acura and Honda Recall 06V-270: OWNER'S MANUAL HOTLINE INFORMATION INCORRECT

NHTSA recall 06V270000 was reported by HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) on July 26, 2006, with 1,190,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Honda CN250, Acura MDX, Acura RL and more for model years 2006–2007. Owners were notified on August 2, 2006, 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 06V270000 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.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Free VIN check: decode a VIN to see its year, make and model.

Key facts

NHTSA campaign
06V270000 (also written 06V-270 or 06V270)
Filed by
HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)
Report received
Potentially affected
1,190,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Equipment — Other — Owners/Service/Other Manual
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V270000. 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 MDX

    • 2006 · Vehicles built August 1, 2005 – April 30, 2006 (per NHTSA)
  • Acura RL

    • 2006 · Vehicles built August 1, 2005 – July 31, 2006 (per NHTSA)
  • Acura RSX

    • 2006 · Vehicles built June 1, 2005 – July 31, 2006 (per NHTSA)
  • Acura TL

    • 2006 · Vehicles built August 1, 2005 – April 30, 2006 (per NHTSA)
  • Acura TSX

    • 2006 · Vehicles built September 1, 2005 – July 31, 2006 (per NHTSA)
All Acura recalls

Honda

  • Honda Accord

    • 2006 · Vehicles built September 1, 2005 – July 31, 2006 (per NHTSA)
  • Honda CB900F

    • 2006 · Vehicles built January 1, 2006 – January 31, 2006 (per NHTSA)
  • Honda CBR600RR

    • 2006 · Vehicles built September 1, 2005 – September 30, 2005 (per NHTSA)
  • Honda CBR1000RR

    • 2006 · Vehicles built December 1, 2005 – December 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
  • Honda CH80

    • 2006 · Vehicles built July 1, 2005 – July 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
  • Honda CHF50

    • 2006 · Vehicles built December 1, 2005 – December 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
  • Honda Civic

    • 2006 · Vehicles built September 1, 2005 – July 31, 2006 (per NHTSA)
  • Honda Civic Hybrid

    • 2006 · Vehicles built September 1, 2005 – July 31, 2006 (per NHTSA)
  • Honda CN250

    • 2006 · Vehicles built October 1, 2005 – October 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
    • 2007 · Vehicles built May 1, 2006 – May 31, 2006 (per NHTSA)
  • Honda CR-V

    • 2006 · Vehicles built July 1, 2005 – July 31, 2006 (per NHTSA)
  • Honda Element

    • 2006 · Vehicles built September 1, 2005 – May 31, 2006 (per NHTSA)
  • Honda Fit

    • 2007 · Vehicles built December 1, 2005 – July 31, 2006 (per NHTSA)
  • Honda GL1800

    • 2006 · Vehicles built May 1, 2006 – May 31, 2006 (per NHTSA)
  • Honda Insight

    • 2006 · Vehicles built August 1, 2005 – July 31, 2006 (per NHTSA)
  • Honda NSS250

    • 2006 · Vehicles built October 1, 2005 – October 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
  • Honda NSS250A

    • 2006 · Vehicles built October 1, 2005 – October 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
  • Honda NSS250AS

    • 2006 · Vehicles built October 1, 2005 – October 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
  • Honda NSS250S

    • 2006 · Vehicles built October 1, 2005 – October 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
  • Honda Odyssey

    • 2006 · Vehicles built July 1, 2005 – May 31, 2006 (per NHTSA)
  • Honda Pilot

    • 2006 · Vehicles built July 1, 2005 – April 30, 2006 (per NHTSA)
  • Honda Ridgeline

    • 2006 · Vehicles built May 1, 2005 – May 31, 2006 (per NHTSA)
  • Honda RVT1000R

    • 2006 · Vehicles built December 1, 2005 – December 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
  • Honda S2000

    • 2006 · Vehicles built August 1, 2005 – July 31, 2006 (per NHTSA)
  • Honda ST1300

    • 2006 · Vehicles built November 1, 2005 – November 30, 2005 (per NHTSA)
  • Honda ST1300A

    • 2006 · Vehicles built November 1, 2005 – November 30, 2005 (per NHTSA)
  • Honda ST1300P

    • 2006 · Vehicles built December 1, 2005 – December 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
  • Honda VFR800

    • 2006 · Vehicles built November 1, 2005 – November 30, 2005 (per NHTSA)
  • Honda VFR800A

    • 2006 · Vehicles built November 1, 2005 – November 30, 2005 (per NHTSA)
  • Honda VT600

    • 2007 · Vehicles built April 1, 2006 – April 30, 2006 (per NHTSA)
  • Honda VT600C

    • 2007 · Vehicles built April 1, 2006 – April 30, 2006 (per NHTSA)
  • Honda VT750

    • 2007 · Vehicles built March 1, 2006 – March 31, 2006 (per NHTSA)
  • Honda VT750DC

    • 2007 · Vehicles built April 1, 2006 – April 30, 2006 (per NHTSA)
  • Honda VT1100C

    • 2007 · Vehicles built March 1, 2006 – March 31, 2006 (per NHTSA)
  • Honda VT1100C2

    • 2007 · Vehicles built March 1, 2006 – March 31, 2006 (per NHTSA)
  • Honda VTX1800C

    • 2006 · Vehicles built January 1, 2006 – January 31, 2006 (per NHTSA)
  • Honda VTX1800F

    • 2006 · Vehicles built January 1, 2006 – January 31, 2006 (per NHTSA)
  • Honda VTX1800N

    • 2006 · Vehicles built January 1, 2006 – January 31, 2006 (per NHTSA)
  • Honda VTX1800R

    • 2006 · Vehicles built January 1, 2006 – January 31, 2006 (per NHTSA)
  • Honda VTX1800S

    • 2006 · Vehicles built January 1, 2006 – January 31, 2006 (per NHTSA)
All Honda recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V270000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES, THE OWNER'S MANUALS CONTAIN INCORRECT CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S (NHTSA) VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE.

Safety consequence

THE LANGUAGE IN THE OWNER'S MANUALS IS NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CURRENT MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS.

Manufacturer remedy

HONDA WILL SEND A POSTCARD TO DEALERS AND OWNERS WITH THE CORRECT NHTSA VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE INFORMATION AND WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO INSERT THE CARD INTO THE "REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS" SECTION OF THE OWNER'S MANUAL. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 2, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009, ACURA AT 1-800-382-2238 OR HONDA MOTORCYCLES AT 1-866-784-1870.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO 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 06V270000

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.