NHTSA campaign 10V174000 · Manufacturer campaign R35
Acura Recall 10V-174: POWER STEERING HOSE
NHTSA recall 10V174000 (Manufacturer campaign R35) was reported by HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) on April 29, 2010, with 167,255 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Acura TSX for model years 2004–2008. Owners were notified on May 28, 2010, 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 10V174000 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
- 10V174000 (also written 10V-174 or 10V174)
- Filed by
- HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)
- Manufacturer campaign number
- R35
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 167,255 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 10V174000. 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 TSX
- 2004 · Vehicles built September 25, 2002 – September 29, 2004 (per NHTSA)
- 2005 · Vehicles built October 12, 2004 – September 30, 2005 (per NHTSA)
- 2006 · Vehicles built October 19, 2005 – September 28, 2006 (per NHTSA)
- 2007 · Vehicles built October 5, 2006 – June 4, 2007 (per NHTSA)
- 2008 · Vehicles built June 4, 2007 – February 13, 2008 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 10V174000.
Defect description
HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004 THROUGH 2008 ACURA TSX PASSENGER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 25, 2002 AND FEBRUARY 13, 2008. PROLONGED HIGH UNDER HOOD TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE THE POWER STEERING HOSE TO DETERIORATE PREMATURELY AND MAY CAUSE THE HOSE TO CRACK AND LEAK POWER STEERING OIL.
Safety consequence
OIL LEAKING ONTO A HOT EXHAUST PIPE WILL GENERATE SMOKE AND A BURNING SMELL, AND COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN AN UNDER HOOD FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
HONDA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN MAY 28, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ACURA CLIENT SERVICES AT 1-800-382-2238.
Notes
HONDA'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS R35.OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 10V174000
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.