NHTSA recall 03V239000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 03V239000 |
| Manufacturer | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| Reported | 2003-07-02 |
| Owners notified | 2003-07-28 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER |
| Units potentially affected | 814 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, SOME BRAKE MASTER CYLINDERS MAY HAVE INTERNAL CORROSION, RESULTING IN REDUCED BRAKING PERFORMANCE AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES.
What can happen
THE CORROSION COULD EVENTUALLY CAUSE A COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER ASSEMBLY, RESERVOIR, AND BRAKE FLUID. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 28, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT ACURA AT 1-800-382-2238.
Notes
CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 2000 ACURA RL | Built 1999-08-04 to 1999-09-08. |
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A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 03020 | 2005-01-12. Service bulletin. SAFETY RECALL: 3.5RL BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. SOME BRAKE MASTER CYLINDERS MAY HAVE INTERNAL CORROSION THAT COULD REDUCE BRAKING PERFORMANCE AND INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCES. *TT |
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| 090803 | 2003-12-31. Service bulletin. THIS MESSAGE TO ALL SERVICE AND PARTS MANAGERS PERTAINS TO SHIPPING BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER ASSEMBLIES. *TT |
| 070103 | 2003-10-02. Service bulletin. HONDA IS ANNOUNCING A SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN FOR THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WHICH MAY HAVE INTERNAL CORROSION THAT COULD REDUCE BRAKING PERFORMANCE AND INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCES. LETTER TO SERVICE MANAGER. *TT |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.