Honda and Acura are recalling 124,077 whole autos throughout quite a few mannequin traces resulting from a component within the brake system that was probably improperly assembled, which may finally result in brake failure.
The fashions affected embody the 2020-2021 Honda Civic, 2020-2023 Ridgeline, 2021-2023 Passport, 2021-2022 Pilot and the 2020 Acura MDX.
As for the difficulty itself, Honda says the brake grasp cylinder “might have been improperly mounted to the brake booster meeting throughout manufacturing.” Particularly, the tie rod fastener is the issue level. Honda says that if it was improperly assembled, that might end in free or lacking tie rod nuts. If that is so, while you hit the brakes, a bending load could be positioned on the brake booster tie rod studs, which may in flip trigger the tie rod studs to interrupt. This then permits the brake grasp cylinder to separate from the brake booster, which Honda says may end in diminished or misplaced brake perform.
Honda says it obtained a report of brake failure on a 2021 Pilot final 12 months, which prompted the corporate’s investigation. There aren’t any crashes, accidents or deaths associated to this problem, in response to Honda, but it surely has obtained two associated guarantee claims since September 2022.
Proprietor notifications are scheduled to start on August 7 this 12 months. Honda says it should examine and substitute any lacking nuts, and if any brake booster meeting elements are broken, these can be changed, too.
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