Honda Suspension

Honda is recalling about 10,823 vehicles over a problem with the suspension. Loss of steering increases the risk of a crash.

Campaign
10V640000
Manufacturer
HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)
Reported
16 December 2010
Vehicles
10,823
Built between
Jul 2010 – Dec 2010
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
23 December 2010
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between July 2010 and December 2010. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2010-2011 Honda AccordBuilt July 2010 to December 2010
  • 2011 Honda PilotBuilt July 2010 to December 2010

What the defect is

Honda is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 honda accord V6 and model year 2011 honda pilot vehicles. The bolts that attach the lower left and right front damper bracket to the front suspension and the spindle nuts on the pilot may not have been properly tightened which may result in loss of steering. The spindle nuts for the axle on the accord V6 may not have been tightened properly which may result in excessive noise and/or loss of steering.

What could happen

Loss of steering increases the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

DEALER WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE ANY LOOSE FRONT DAMPER BRACKET BOLTS OR SPINDLE NUTS ON THE PILOT IF NECESSARY. DEALER WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE SPINDLE NUTS ON THE ACCORD V6 IF NECESSARY. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN DECEMBER 23, 2010.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJuly 2010 to December 2010
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA16 December 2010
  3. Owners notified23 December 2010

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 16 December 2010.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact honda at 1-800-999-1009.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
R60
Recalling manufacturer
HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Honda's safety recall no. R60.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> .

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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