NHTSA campaign 07V551000 · Manufacturer campaign Q65
Acura Recall 07V-551: POWER STEERING HOSE OIL LEAKING
NHTSA recall 07V551000 (Manufacturer campaign Q65) was reported by HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) on December 4, 2007, with 43,200 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Acura RL for model years 2005–2008. Owners were notified on December 12, 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 07V551000 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
- 07V551000 (also written 07V-551 or 07V551)
- Filed by
- HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)
- Manufacturer campaign number
- Q65
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 43,200 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering — Hydraulic Power Assist — Hose, Piping, and Connections
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V551000. 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 RL
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V551000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, PROLONGED HIGH UNDER-HOOD TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE THE POWER STEERING HOSE TO DETERIORATE PREMATURELY CAUSING THE HOSE TO CRACK AND LEAK POWER STEERING FLUID.
Safety consequence
POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING ONTO A HOT CATALYTIC CONVERTER WILL GENERATE SMOKE AND POSSIBLY LEAD TO AN UNDER-HOOD FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW HEAT RESISTANT POWER STEERING HOSE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 12, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 800-382-2238.
Notes
HONDA RECALL NO. Q65.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 07V551000
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.