NHTSA recall 99V227000
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 | 99V227000 |
| Manufacturer's number | K68 |
| Manufacturer | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| Reported | 1999-08-19 |
| Owners notified | 1999-08-30 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION |
| Units potentially affected | 96518 |
What is wrong
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. A TRANSMISSION CASE BOLT CAN LOOSEN AND FALL OUT ALLOWING THE TRANSMISSION TO DISENGAGE FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL.
What can happen
THE VEHICLE COULD LOSE POWER TO THE DRIVE WHEELS WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION INTO THE PARK POSITION WOULD NOT LOCK THE WHEELS, AND A PARKED VEHICLE COULD MOVE UNEXPECTEDLY IF THE PARKING BRAKE IS NOT SET.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REDESIGNED BOLT.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING AUGUST 1999.OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 1996 ACURA RL | Built 1995-12-14 to 1996-08-02. |
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| 1997 ACURA RL | Built 1996-08-08 to 1997-08-29. |
| 1998 ACURA RL | Built 1997-09-15 to 1998-07-31. |
| 1999 ACURA RL | Built 1998-08-24 to 1999-06-29. |
| 1996 ACURA TL | Built 1995-04-10 to 1996-08-02. |
| 1997 ACURA TL | Built 1996-08-22 to 1997-07-21. |
| 1998 ACURA TL | Built 1997-08-19 to 1998-04-16. |
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
| 04012004 | 2004-09-08. Service bulletin. DON'T TEST-DRIVE WITH THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP OR D INDICATOR ON. ACURA. SERVICENEWS. APRIL 2004. *TT |
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| 04012004 | 2004-09-08. Service bulletin. REPAIRING ATF LEAKS UNDER WARRANTY. ACURA. SERVICENEWS. APRIL 2004. *TT |
| 1202 | 2003-09-06. Service bulletin. STRAINING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID TO DIAGNOSE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. *TT |
| 02004 | 2002-09-23. Service bulletin. SERVICE INFORMATION REGARDING SHIFT SHOCK, JUDDER, OR CLUNK NOISE DURING 1ST TO 2ND UPSHIFT. *TT |
| 010201 | 2001-07-05. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON TROUBLESHOOTING REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS EXHIBITING A HUMMING, BUZZING, OR WHISTLING SOUND THAT CHANGES TONE IN DIFFERENT GEARS. *TT |
| 066 | 1999-06-02. Service bulletin. CUSTOMER MAY COMPLAIN OF 1 - 2 SHIFT. *TT |
| 98-454 | 1999-03-16. Service bulletin. INFORMATION REGARDING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 1-2 COMPLAINTS. *YC |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.