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NHTSA recall 99V227000

Power train › Automatic transmission

Acura RL and 1 more

Reported Aug 19, 199996,518 vehicles affectedAMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.Maker’s number K68Built Dec 14, 1995 – Aug 2, 1996

The defect

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. a transmission case bolt can loosen and fall out allowing the transmission to disengage from the differential.

The risk

The vehicle could lose power to the drive wheels without warning. also, shifting the transmission into the park position would not lock the wheels, and a parked vehicle could move unexpectedly if the parking brake IS not set.

The remedy

Dealers will install a redesigned bolt.

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Vehicles in this recall

Acura RL
1996199719981999
Acura TL
199619971998

Notes

Owner notification IS expected to begin during august 1999.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact honda at 1-800-999-1009.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).