NHTSA campaign 12V063000 · Honda campaign S25, S26

Acura and Honda Recall 12V-063: VENT SHUT FLOAT CASE SEPARATION

NHTSA recall 12V063000 (Honda campaign S25, S26) was reported by HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) on February 17, 2012, with 8,709 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Acura MDX and Honda Pilot for the 2012 model year. Owners were notified on March 13, 2012, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 12V063000 (also written 12V-063 or 12V063)
Filed by: HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)
Honda campaign number: S25, S26
Report received: February 17, 2012
Potentially affected: 8,709 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Fuel System, Gasoline — Storage — Tank Assembly
Owners notified: March 13, 2012

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V063000. 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
- 2012 · Vehicles built December 15, 2011 – January 9, 2012 (per NHTSA)

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Honda

Honda Pilot
- 2012 · Vehicles built December 15, 2011 – January 11, 2012 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V063000.

Defect description

HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 PILOT AND ACURA MDX VEHICLES. THE VENT SHUT FLOAT (VSF) VALVE CASE IN THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY DOES NOT MEET THE DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS.

Safety consequence

AS A RESULT, FUEL MAY LEAK FROM THE TANK, INCREASING THE RISK OF FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

HONDA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VSF ASSEMBLY DATE AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 13, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-999-1009.

Notes

HONDA'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS S25 AND S26.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 12V063000

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.