- Vehicles
- 93,946
- Built between
- Jun 2018 – Dec 2018
- Models
- 7
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 7 June 2019
- Repaired
- 94%
- Unrepaired
- 5,840
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between June 2018 and December 2018. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2018-2019 Acura MDXBuilt July 2018 to December 2018
- 2019 Acura RLXBuilt June 2018 to June 2018
- 2019 Acura RLX HybridBuilt June 2018 to August 2018
- 2019 Acura TLXBuilt June 2018 to October 2018
- 2019 Honda OdysseyBuilt June 2018 to February 2018
- 2018-2019 Honda PilotBuilt June 2018 to September 2018
- 2019 Honda RidgelineBuilt June 2018 to November 2018
Repair progress
5,840 of 93,946 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2020.
94% repaired — 87,916 of 93,946 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 83
- Scrapped or exported
- 107
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Acura MDX and Honda Pilot vehicles and 2019 Acura RLX, RLX Sport Hybrid, TLX and Honda Odyssey and Ridgeline vehicles. The timing belt teeth may separate from the belt.
What could happen
Teeth separation from the timing belt may result in an engine stall, increasing the risk of crash.
What gets fixed
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicle and replace any affected timing belt free of charge. Vehicles receiving a replacement timing belt will also have the engine inspected and any damaged components will be replaced for free. The recall began June 7, 2019.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJune 2018 to December 2018
- Recall reported to NHTSA12 April 2019
- Owners notified7 June 2019
- Latest repair reportQ3 2020 — 94% repaired
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 12 April 2019.
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
Honda owners may contact customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is L4M. Acura owners may contact customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Acura's number for this recall is Z4L.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- L4M, Z4L
- 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
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.
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.