Honda Element. Published by Transport Canada as 2021024 on 26 January 2021. System: Structure.
What the notice says Issue:
On certain vehicles, the rear frame could rust. In extreme cases, this could result in a rear trailing arm separating from the vehicle. This recall applies to vehicles originally sold or currently registered in areas of heavy road salt usage (Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, …
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Honda ELEMENT in the other registers
This site holds seven national and European registers. Honda ELEMENT is named on 3 American notices, 1 British and 2 European. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules.
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The British register
The European register
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2021024
- Recall date
- 26 January 2021
- Make
- Honda
- Models
- Element
- Model years
- 2003 to 2011
- Vehicle class
- SUV
- System
- Structure
- Raised as
- Safety TC
- Vehicles affected
- 12,641
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Issue:
On certain vehicles, the rear frame could rust. In extreme cases, this could result in a rear trailing arm separating from the vehicle. This recall applies to vehicles originally sold or currently registered in areas of heavy road salt usage (Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland & Labrador).Safety Risk:
A rear trailing arm that separates could cause a loss of control and increase the risk of a crash.Corrective Actions:
Honda will notify owners by mail. Owners will be instructed to take their vehicle to a dealer for an inspection of the rear trailing arm front mount bolts. If the vehicle passes the inspection, the dealer will apply corrosion protection and install support braces. Honda will offer to repurchase vehicles that do not pass the inspection. In the event the repurchase is declined by an owner, a secondary inspection and body shop repair method may be possible.
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Honda elsewhere in this register
Honda is named on 362 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2021012 · 19 January 2021 · Odyssey, Honda Odyssey · Fuel System
- 2021048 · 4 February 2021 · Crf1100 Africa Twin · Brakes
- 2021139 · 11 March 2021 · Pilot, Passport · Tires
- 2021182 · 26 March 2021 · TLX, Hr-V, Passport · Fuel System
- 2021199 · 1 April 2021 · Crf450r · Powertrain
- 2021214 · 8 April 2021 · Cbr1000rr (fireblade) · Suspension
- 2021316 · 25 May 2021 · CMX300, Crf250l, Cbr500r · Lights And Instruments
- 2021502 · 9 August 2021 · Pioneer 700 · Steering
The same system: Structure
800 notices in this register name Structure. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2021022 · 21 January 2021 · A-Class, DC, Am Series · Structure
- 2021009 · 15 January 2021 · Esteem, Odyssey, Greyhawk Motorhome · Structure
- 2021001 · 6 January 2021 · Seneca Motorhome · Structure
- 2021051 · 8 February 2021 · Wildcat · Structure
- 2021106 · 26 February 2021 · Aventador SVJ Coupe · Structure
- 2021110 · 2 March 2021 · Catalina · Structure
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This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Honda: 362 in the register, and 658 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2021.
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