Acura Rl, Tl. Published by Transport Canada as 1999156 on 19 August 1999. System: Powertrain.
What the notice says On certain vehicles, the transmission case bolt which allows service access to disconnect the differential from the transmission could loosen and fall out. If the bolt falls out, the extension shaft could disengage from the differential, disconnecting the drive train between the transmission and the differential. …
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Acura RL in the other registers
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1999156
- Recall date
- 19 August 1999
- Make
- Acura
- Models
- RL, TL
- Model years
- 1996 to 1999
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Powertrain
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 5,689
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles, the transmission case bolt which allows service access to disconnect the differential from the transmission could loosen and fall out. If the bolt falls out, the extension shaft could disengage from the differential, disconnecting the drive train between the transmission and the differential. This could cause the vehicle to lose power to the drive wheels without warning. Also, shifting to the PARK position would not lock the wheels, and a parked vehicle could move unexpectedly if the parking brake is not set. Correction: An updated transmission case bolt (with an o-ring instead of thread lock/sealer) will be installed on affected vehicles.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 1999156.
Acura elsewhere in this register
Acura is named on 106 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 1999101 · 26 May 1999 · TL, RL, Prelude · Suspension
- 2001084 · 6 April 2001 · Legend · Electrical
- 2001127 · 2 May 2001 · TL · Electrical
- 1997181 · 20 October 1997 · Civic, El · Seats And Restraints
- 2001169 · 22 June 2001 · El · Fuel System
- 2001170 · 22 June 2001 · El · Fuel System
- 2001199 · 25 July 2001 · TL · Seats And Restraints
- 2001215 · 22 August 2001 · TL · Seats And Restraints
The same system: Powertrain
823 notices in this register name Powertrain. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 1999143 · 30 July 1999 · Ranger · Powertrain
- 1999146 · 30 July 1999 · Ram · Powertrain
- 1999140 · 27 July 1999 · Tiburon, Elantra, Accent · Powertrain
- 1999125 · 24 June 1999 · FL70, FL50, FL60 · Powertrain
- 1999113 · 8 June 1999 · XJ8 · Powertrain
- 1999107 · 7 June 1999 · St2 · Powertrain
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This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on an Acura: 106 in the register, and 240 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 1999.
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