NHTSA campaign 13V092000 · Honda campaign S87, S88, S89
Acura and Honda Recall 13V-092: Inadvertent Application of Brakes
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 13V092000 (Honda campaign S87, S88, S89) was reported by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) on March 14, 2013, with 183,576 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Acura MDX, Acura RL and Honda Pilot for model years 2005–2006. Owners were notified on April 22, 2013, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 13V092000 (also written 13V-092 or 13V092)
- Filed by
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- Honda campaign number
- S87, S88, S89
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 183,576 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip — Control Unit/Module
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V092000. 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
Acura RL
- 2005 · Vehicles built March 1, 2004 – June 29, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Honda
Honda Pilot
- 2005 · Vehicles built July 29, 2004 – August 29, 2005 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V092000.
Defect description
Honda is recalling certain model year 2005 Pilot vehicles manufactured July 29, 2004, through August 29, 2005; model year 2005-2006 Acura MDX vehicles manufactured September 16, 2004, through September 22, 2005; and model year 2005 Acura RL vehicles manufactured March 1, 2004, through June 29, 2005. An electrical capacitor may have been damaged during the manufacturing of the Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA) control module causing intermittent, automatic, minor brake application. However, if the driver applies the brakes while the VSA is malfunctioning, the vehicle may come to an abrupt stop. Additionally, due to a loose ground connection, certain model year 2005 Pilots have a VSA system that may apply partial brake force, without the illumination of the brake lights, whether or not the driver is using the brakes.
Safety consequence
Sudden inadvertent braking, especially without illumination of the brake lights, may increase the risk of a vehicle crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Owners will be notified and instructed to take their vehicles to a dealer of their respective brand. The dealer will install a partial wiring harness containing a capacitor for the VSA modulator, free of charge. The affected model year 2005 Pilots will have their ground connection tightened. The recall began on April 22, 2013. Honda owners may contact Honda Automobile Customer Service at 1-800-999-1009, and select option 4 or go to www.recalls.honda.com; Acura owners may contact 1-800-382-2238, and select option 4, or go to www.recalls.acura.com.
Notes
Honda's recall campaign numbers are S87, S88, and S89.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 13V092000
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.