NHTSA campaign 13E040000 · Equipment recall · Manufacturer campaign JB2
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) Recall 13E-040: Trailer Hitch Harness Kit
NHTSA recall 13E040000 (Manufacturer campaign JB2) is an equipment recall reported by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) on July 22, 2013, with 2,779 units potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Acura MDX for the 2014 model year. Owners were notified on August 23, 2013, 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 13E040000 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
This is an equipment recall filed by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.): NHTSA's record names the vehicles below for it.
- NHTSA campaign
- 13E040000 (also written 13E-040 or 13E040)
- Filed by
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- Manufacturer campaign number
- JB2
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 2,779 units (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System
- Owners notified
- Recall type
- Equipment recall
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13E040000. 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
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13E040000.
Defect description
American Honda Motor Co. is recalling certain Trailer Hitch Harness Kits, Part Number 08L91-TZ5-200. These kits are for use in 2014 model year Acura MDX vehicles. The trailer hitch kit has a subharness that is incorrectly wired such that there may be no power supplied to an accessory trailer brake controller.
Safety consequence
If the trailer brake controller is not powered, when towing a trailer, longer stopping distances could be required, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Honda will notify owners and Acura dealers will correct the trailer hitch subharness wiring, free of charge. The recall began on August 23, 2013. Owners may contact Acura Customer Service at 1-800-382-2238. Honda's number for this campaign is JB2.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 13E040000
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.