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NHTSA Campaign 08E013000

EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK

Issued by HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) · Reported Feb 5, 2008 · 2,032 vehicles affected

What's wrong

HONDA IS RECALLING 2,032 HITCH STYLE BIKE RACKS SOLD AS AFTERMARKET FOR USE ON MY 2003-2007 AND SOME MY 2008 HONDA PILOT, RIDGELINE, AND ACURA MDX VEHICLES. A PINCH BOLT EXISTS BETWEEN THE BIKE ARM BRACKET AND THE UPRIGHT ASSEMBLY OF THE "HITCH" STYLE BICYCLE RACK.

Consequence

WHEN MOVING THE BIKE ARM BRACKET TO ITS DOWN POSITION, THIS PINCH BOLT HAS THE POTENTIAL OF CAUSING SEVERE LACERATION OR AMPUTATION TO THE USER'S FINGERTIPS OR HAND.

Remedy

OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT THULE AT 800-THULE91 (800-848-5391) TO OBTAIN A FREE REPAIR KIT ALONG WITH REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS OR OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009 OR ACURA AT 1-800-382-2238 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
ACURA 08L14-E09-200 2,032
ACURA 08L14-TA1-200 2,032
ACURA MDX 2003 2,032
ACURA MDX 2004 2,032
ACURA MDX 2005 2,032
ACURA MDX 2006 2,032
ACURA MDX 2007 2,032
ACURA MDX 2008 2,032
HONDA 08L14-E09-100 2,032
HONDA 08L14-TA1-100 2,032
HONDA PILOT 2003 2,032
HONDA PILOT 2004 2,032
HONDA PILOT 2005 2,032
HONDA PILOT 2006 2,032
HONDA PILOT 2007 2,032
HONDA PILOT 2008 2,032
HONDA RIDGELINE 2003 2,032
HONDA RIDGELINE 2004 2,032
HONDA RIDGELINE 2005 2,032
HONDA RIDGELINE 2006 2,032
HONDA RIDGELINE 2007 2,032
HONDA RIDGELINE 2008 2,032

Source: NHTSA Campaign 08E013000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.