# NHTSA recall 05V385000

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 \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 05V385000
- Manufacturer's number: P92
- Manufacturer: HONDA \(AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.\)
- Reported: 2005\-09\-01
- Owners notified: 2005\-10\-11
- Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
- Units potentially affected: 22861

## What is wrong

ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KENTUCKY, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.    IN AREAS WHERE LARGE QUANTITIES OF ROAD SALT ARE USED, THE FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRINGS HAVE INSUFFICIENT CORROSION PROTECTION, AND MAY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO CORROSION.


## What can happen

EXCESSIVE CORROSION CAN CAUSE SPRING FAILURE AND A BROKEN SPRING COULD PUNCTURE A FRONT TIRE, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE BOTH FRONT SPRINGS WITH IMPROVED SPRINGS.  THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 11, 2005.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT ACURA AT 800\-382\-2238.


## Notes

HONDA/ACURA RECALL NO. P92.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2001 ACURA MDX](/makes/acura/mdx/2001/recalls.md). Built 2000\-08\-09 to 2001\-10\-19.
- [2002 ACURA MDX](/makes/acura/mdx/2002/recalls.md). Built 2001\-10\-15 to 2001\-12\-08.

## Investigated as PE05040

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

- PE05040: Preliminary evaluation, opened 2005\-07\-14, closed 2005\-09\-14. FRONT COIL SPRING BREAKAGE. SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS; TIRES.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/05V385000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/05V385000/investigations)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [1102](/bulletins/10014058.md), 2005-04-28, Service bulletin
- [030603](/bulletins/10001346.md), 2003-04-30, Service bulletin
- [02028](/bulletins/10000256.md), 2003-02-20, Service bulletin
- [8500](/bulletins/629537.md), 2002-04-02, Service bulletin
- [010601](/bulletins/623449.md), 2001-10-29, Service bulletin
- [01023](/bulletins/623230.md), 2001-10-26, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/05V385000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/05V385000)

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