NHTSA recall 13V622000
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 | 13V622000 |
| Manufacturer's number | JD0 |
| Manufacturer | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| Reported | 2013-12-16 |
| Owners notified | 2014-01-09 |
| Component | SUSPENSION:REAR |
| Units potentially affected | 7387 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2015 quarter 2 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2015-07-09 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 7387 |
| Reported remedied | 7324 (99%) |
| Reported unreachable | 5 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2015 quarter 2, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
American Honda Motor Company (Honda) is recalling certain model year 2014 Acura RLX vehicles manufactured August 7, 2012, through November 5, 2013. The bolts that attach the rear lower control arms to the sub-frame of the vehicle may have loosened during transport to dealerships.
What can happen
Loose rear lower control arm bolts may reduce steering ability, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear suspension lower control arm bolts, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in early January 2014. Customers may contact Honda at 1-800-999-1009. Honda's number for this recall is JD0.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
| 2014 ACURA RLX | Built 2012-08-07 to 2013-11-05. |
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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
| B14-040 | 2020-07-10. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - There is a clunk or rattle from the front suspension when driving over bumps or on rough roads. |
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| BPaS03192020902 | 2020-03-31. Service bulletin. Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is investigating certain 2014-2015 RLXs & RLX Hybrids with a client complaint of slow air leak in the tires. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind. |
| DLR MSG - RFP RF | 2018-03-05. Service bulletin. Dealer message - American Honda (AHM)is investigating certain 2014 RLXs with a complaint of a front suspension noise when driving over bumps. The noise can be described as clunking or rattling. To fully understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to inspect the vehicle and/or collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to you attempting any further repair of any kind. |
| DLR MSG - RFV RF | 2018-03-05. Service bulletin. Dealer message - American Honda (AHM) is investigating certain 2014 RLXs with a complaint of a front suspension noise when driving over bumps. The noise can be described as clunking or rattling. To fully understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to inspect the vehicle and/or collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to you attempting any further repair of any kind. |
| DLR MSG - RFV RF | 2018-03-05. Service bulletin. Dealer message - American Honda (AHM) is investigating certain 2014 RLXs with a complaint of a front suspension noise when driving over bumps. The noise can be described as clunking or rattling. To fully understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to inspect the vehicle and/or collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to you attempting any further repair of any kind. |
| DLR MSG - RFV RF | 2018-02-26. Service bulletin. Dealer message - American Honda (AHM) is investigating certain 2014 RLXs with a complaint of a front suspension noise when driving over bumps. The noise can be described as clunking or rattling. To fully understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to inspect the vehicle and/or collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to you attempting any further repair of any kind. |
| Service Bulletin | 2017-09-29. Service bulletin. Service bulletin - There is a clunk or rattle from the front suspension when driving over bumps or on rough roads. The front damper has an internal valve characteristic that creates the noise. |
| B14-040 - 8-19-1 | 2017-06-20. Service bulletin. SERVICE BULLETIN - THERE IS A CLUNK OR RATTLE FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS OR ON ROUGH ROADS. THE FRONT DAMPER HAS AN INTERNAL VALVE CHARACTERISTIC THAT CREATES THE NOISE. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.