Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 15V417000

Equipment: appliance: air conditioner

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2015-07-01.

Recall campaignNHTSA 15V417000

Equipment: appliance: air conditioner

Component
Equipment: appliance: air conditioner
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Vehicles affected
106,439
Reported to NHTSA
2015-07-01
Owners notified
2015-08-07

Defect description

American Honda Motor Co. (Honda) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Acura MDX and MDX AWD vehicles manufactured April 23, 2013, to December 16, 2014. The affected vehicles have air conditioning compressor clutch drive bolts that may not have received the proper anti-corrosion coating.

Safety risk

If a bolt was not coated, it may corrode and break as a result. If the bolt breaks, the compressor clutch plate may separate from the vehicle, possibly becoming a road hazard.

Manufacturer remedy

Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air conditioning compressor clutch drive bolt and install a new clutch plate if necessary, free of charge. The recall began on August 7, 2015. Owners may contact Acura client relations at 1-800-382-2238. Honda's number for this recall is JQ7.

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.

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
Acura MDX2015 2014

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.