NHTSA recall 19V298000
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 | 19V298000 |
| Manufacturer's number | L4M, Z4L |
| Manufacturer | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| Reported | 2019-04-12 |
| Owners notified | 2019-06-07 |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS |
| Units potentially affected | 93946 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2020 quarter 3 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2020-10-12 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 93946 |
| Reported remedied | 87916 (93%) |
| Reported unreachable | 83 |
| Reported removed | 107 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 quarter 3, 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
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Acura MDX and Honda Pilot vehicles and 2019 Acura RLX, RLX Sport Hybrid, TLX and Honda Odyssey and Ridgeline vehicles. The timing belt teeth may separate from the belt.
What can happen
Teeth separation from the timing belt may result in an engine stall, increasing the risk of crash.
The remedy
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicle and replace any affected timing belt free of charge. Vehicles receiving a replacement timing belt will also have the engine inspected and any damaged components will be replaced for free. The recall began June 7, 2019. Honda owners may contact customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is L4M. Acura owners may contact customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Acura's number for this recall is Z4L.
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.
| 2018 ACURA MDX | Built 2018-07-10 to 2018-08-02. |
|---|---|
| 2019 ACURA MDX | Built 2018-07-12 to 2018-12-03. |
| 2019 ACURA RLX | Built 2018-06-13 to 2018-06-13. |
| 2019 ACURA RLX HYBRID | Built 2018-06-01 to 2018-08-04. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2019 ACURA TLX | Built 2018-06-29 to 2018-10-05. |
| 2019 HONDA ODYSSEY | Built 2018-06-27 to 2018-02-20. |
| 2018 HONDA PILOT | Built 2018-06-27 to 2018-07-16. |
| 2019 HONDA PILOT | Built 2018-07-10 to 2018-09-25. |
| 2019 HONDA RIDGELINE | Built 2018-06-27 to 2018-11-21. |
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
| B14-025 | 2020-09-22. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - The timing belt area chirps after the engine warms up. |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.