17Affected configurations shown1,099,796Potential units affected—Latest completion context
What can happen
Safety consequence
GEAR FAILURE COULD RESULT IN TRANSMISSION LOCKUP, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
What fixes it
Official remedy
ON VEHICLES WITH 15,000 MILES OR LESS, THE DEALER WILL UPDATE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A SIMPLE REVISION TO THE OIL COOLER RETURN LINE TO INCREASE LUBRICATION TO THE SECOND GEAR. ON VEHICLES WITH MORE THAN 15,000 MILES, THE DEALER WILL INSPECT THE TRANSMISSION TO IDENTIFY GEARS THAT HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED DISCOLORATION DUE TO OVERHEATING. IF DISCOLORATION EXISTS, THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE REPLACED IF DISCOLORATION IS NOT PRESENT, THE DEALER WILL PERFORM THE REVISION TO THE OIL COOLER RETURN LINE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 21, 2004, FOR PILOT, ODYSSEY, AND MDX OWNERS. OWNERS OF THE ACCORD VEHICLES WILL START RECEIVING LETTERS ON JUNE 28, 2004, AND ON JUNE 29, 2004, FOR OWNERS OF THE TL AND CL VEHICLES. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009 OR ACURA AT 1-800-382-2238.
Recall lifecycle
Repair completion history
Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.
Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.
Affected vehicles
Vehicle configurations connected to 04V176000
2004 ACURA TLOpen vehicle record →2004 HONDA ACCORDOpen vehicle record →2004 HONDA ODYSSEYOpen vehicle record →2004 HONDA PILOTOpen vehicle record →2003 ACURA CLOpen vehicle record →2003 ACURA TLOpen vehicle record →2003 HONDA ACCORDOpen vehicle record →2003 HONDA ODYSSEYOpen vehicle record →2003 HONDA PILOTOpen vehicle record →2002 ACURA CLOpen vehicle record →2002 ACURA MDXOpen vehicle record →2002 ACURA TLOpen vehicle record →2002 HONDA ODYSSEYOpen vehicle record →2001 ACURA CLOpen vehicle record →2001 ACURA MDXOpen vehicle record →2001 ACURA TLOpen vehicle record →2000 ACURA TLOpen vehicle record →
Owner action
Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.