Acura Power Train: Automatic Transmission

Acura is recalling about 191,289 vehicles over a problem with the power train. This could result in unanticipated vehicle movement and accident.

Campaign
94V063000
Manufacturer
AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.
Reported
10 April 1994
Vehicles
191,289
Built between
Mar 1992 – Sep 1993
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
14 April 1994
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between March 1992 and September 1993. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1994 Acura IntegraBuilt March 1992 to September 1993
  • 1992-1994 Honda CivicBuilt March 1992 to September 1993

What the defect is

A retaining clip that connects the transmission shift cable to the shift lever actuating rod can have insufficient retention pressure and may eventually come off after repeated shift lever operation. If this happens, the position of the shift lever may not match the actual transmission gear position.

What could happen

This could result in unanticipated vehicle movement and accident.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN IMPROVED RETAINING CLIP.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMarch 1992 to September 1993
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA10 April 1994
  3. Owners notified14 April 1994

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 10 April 1994.

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.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
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

System: powertrain; transmission; automatic.vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions.note: if your vehicle is presented to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date the remedy is not provided within a reasonable time and free ofcharge or the remedy does not correct the defect or noncompliance, please contact honda at 1-310-783-2000. Also, contact the national highway trafficsafety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.

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.

Same component

Same brand