Acura Mdx, Acura Rl, Honda Pilot, model years 2005 to 2006. Filed by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) and reported to NHTSA on 14 March 2013. 183,576 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Honda is recalling certain model year 2005 Pilot vehicles manufactured July 29, 2004, through August 29, 2005; model year 2005-2006 Acura MDX vehicles manufactured September 16, 2004, through September 22, 2005; and model year 2005 Acura RL vehicles manufactured March 1, 2004, through June 29, 2005. An electrical …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 13V092 cover?
- Acura MDX, Acura RL, Honda Pilot, model years 2005-2006.
- What is wrong with them?
- Honda is recalling certain model year 2005 Pilot vehicles manufactured July 29, 2004, through August 29, 2005; model year 2005-2006 Acura MDX vehicles manufactured September 16, 2004, through September 22, 2005; and model year 2005 Acura RL vehicles manufactured March 1, 2004, through June 29,...
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Sudden inadvertent braking, especially without illumination of the brake lights, may increase the risk of a vehicle crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Owners will be notified and instructed to take their vehicles to a dealer of their respective brand. The dealer will install a partial wiring harness containing a capacitor for the VSA modulator, free of charge. The affected model year 2005 Pilots will have their ground connection tightened.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Sudden inadvertent braking, especially without illumination of the brake lights, may increase the risk of a vehicle crash.”
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in the notice
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| Campaign | 13V092 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| System at fault | Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip:Control Unit/Module |
| Reported to NHTSA | 14 March 2013 |
| Model years | 2005-2006 |
| Vehicles named | ACURA MDX, ACURA RL, HONDA PILOT |
What the notice says today
The consequence
Sudden inadvertent braking, especially without illumination of the brake lights, may increase the risk of a vehicle crash.
The remedy
Owners will be notified and instructed to take their vehicles to a dealer of their respective brand. The dealer will install a partial wiring harness containing a capacitor for the VSA modulator, free of charge. The affected model year 2005 Pilots will have their ground connection tightened. The recall began on April 22, 2013. Honda owners may contact Honda Automobile Customer Service at 1-800-999-1009, and select option 4 or go to www.recalls.honda.com; Acura owners may contact 1-800-382-2238, and select option 4, or go to www.recalls.acura.com.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 583 notices in the record whose component field names service brakes, hydraulic. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 37 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Acura MDX recalls: 22 US campaigns
- Acura RL recalls: 7 US campaigns
- Honda Pilot recalls: 30 US campaigns since 2016
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 13V092, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13v092/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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