2003 Acura CL & 2002 Acura MDX + 4 more recall: engine
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain minivans, sedans, coupes, and sport utility vehicles equipped with V6 engines, a timing belt tensioner pulley on the water pump is misaligned and could cause the timing belt to contact a bolt on the cylinder head. Eventually the belt could be damaged and fail.
💥 The risk
If the timing belt breaks, the engine will stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will inspect the water pump and if it is one of the defective pumps, the water pump and timing belt will be replaced. Owner notification began august 30, 2002. 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 or acura at 1-800-382-2238.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 02V226000
- Manufacturer
- AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.
- Vehicles affected
- 17,551
- Component
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
- Owner phone
- 1-800-999-1009
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Aug 30, 2002
- Built
- Jun 28, 2002 – Jul 25, 2002
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Also, customers CAN contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).