NHTSA campaign 08V091000 · Manufacturer campaign Q73
Acura Recall 08V-091: POWER STEERING HOSE OIL LEAKING
NHTSA recall 08V091000 (Manufacturer campaign Q73) was reported by HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) on February 27, 2008, with 273,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Acura TL for model years 2004–2008. Owners were notified on April 28, 2008, 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 08V091000 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
- 08V091000 (also written 08V-091 or 08V091)
- Filed by
- HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)
- Manufacturer campaign number
- Q73
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 273,000 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 08V091000. 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 TL
- 2004 · Vehicles built March 11, 2003 – September 20, 2004 (per NHTSA)
- 2005 · Vehicles built September 10, 2004 – September 16, 2005 (per NHTSA)
- 2006 · Vehicles built September 14, 2005 – September 30, 2006 (per NHTSA)
- 2007 · Vehicles built July 17, 2006 – July 10, 2007 (per NHTSA)
- 2008 · Vehicles built July 10, 2007 – July 31, 2007 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V091000.
Defect description
HONDA IS RECALLING 273,000 MY 2004-2008 ACURA TL 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 APRIL 28, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ACURA AT 800-382-2238. THIS IS AN EXPANSION OF A PREVIOUS RECALL (PLEASE SEE 07V551).
Notes
ACURA RECALL NO. Q73.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 08V091000
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.