Acura Tl, Cl, Mdx, Odyssey, Accord, Pilot. Published by Transport Canada as 2004143 on 23 April 2004. System: Powertrain.
What the notice says Certain operating conditions can result in heat build-up between the countershaft and secondary shaft second gears in the automatic transmission, eventually leading to gear tooth chipping or, in very rare cases, gear breakage can occur. Gear failure could result in transmission lock-up. Correction: On vehicles with …
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Acura TL in the other registers
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2004143
- Recall date
- 23 April 2004
- Make
- Acura, Honda
- Models
- TL, CL, MDX, Odyssey, Accord, Pilot
- Model years
- 2000 to 2004
- Vehicle class
- Minivan
- System
- Powertrain
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 85,184
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Certain operating conditions can result in heat build-up between the countershaft and secondary shaft second gears in the automatic transmission, eventually leading to gear tooth chipping or, in very rare cases, gear breakage can occur. Gear failure could result in transmission lock-up. Correction: On vehicles with 24 000 kms or less, the dealer will update the transmission with a simple revision to the oil cooler return line to increase lubrication to second gear. On vehicles with more than 24 000 kms, the dealer will inspect the transmission to identify gears that have already experienced discoloration due to overheating. If discolouration exists, the transmission will be replaced. If discolouration is not present, the dealer will perform the revision to the oil cooler return line.
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 2004143.
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.
- 2004324 · 9 September 2004 · TSX · Lights And Instruments
- 2003276 · 10 November 2003 · CL, Accord, Odyssey · Other
- 2005086 · 30 March 2005 · TL · Electrical
- 2005260 · 7 September 2005 · MDX · Suspension
- 2002146 · 2 August 2002 · Insight, Integra · Airbag
- 2002096 · 24 May 2002 · Accord, Cr-V, CL · Electrical
- 2002084 · 15 May 2002 · RL · Electrical
- 2002063 · 2 April 2002 · TL, Accord · Airbag
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.
- 2004063 · 17 February 2004 · Cayenne S, Cayenne, Cayenne Turbo · Powertrain
- 2004060 · 16 February 2004 · D40lf Transit Bus · Powertrain
- 2004058 · 13 February 2004 · Columbia, Business Class M2, Acterra · Powertrain
- 2004215 · 7 July 2004 · LS 430 · Powertrain
- 2004040 · 30 January 2004 · S-Type, XK, XJ · Powertrain
- 2004254 · 19 July 2004 · Endeavor · Powertrain
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This notice names one vehicle among several registers that have written about it. Every notice this site holds for the Acura MDX, in all seven, is kept on that vehicle's own page, with the newest in each.
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 449 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2004.
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