Acura Mdx, Acura Rlx, Acura Rlx Hybrid, Acura Tlx, Honda Odyssey, Honda Pilot, model years 2018 to 2019. Filed by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) and reported to NHTSA on 12 April 2019. 93,946 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Acura MDX and Honda Pilot vehicles and 2019 Acura RLX, RLX Sport Hybrid, TLX and Honda Odyssey and Ridgeline vehicles. The timing belt teeth may separate from the belt.
Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA, or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 19V298 cover?
- Acura MDX, Acura RLX, Acura RLX Hybrid, Acura TLX, Honda Odyssey, Honda Pilot, Honda Ridgeline, model years 2018-2019.
- What is wrong with them?
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Acura MDX and Honda Pilot vehicles and 2019 Acura RLX, RLX Sport Hybrid, TLX and Honda Odyssey and Ridgeline vehicles. The timing belt teeth may separate from the belt.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Teeth separation from the timing belt may result in an engine stall, increasing the risk of crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicle and replace any affected timing belt free of charge. Vehicles receiving a replacement timing belt will also have the engine inspected and any damaged components will be replaced for free. The recall began June 7, 2019.
- 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: “Teeth separation from the timing belt may result in an engine stall, increasing the risk of crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 19V298 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| System at fault | Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline:Belts And Associated Pulleys |
| Reported to NHTSA | 12 April 2019 |
| Model years | 2018-2019 |
| Vehicles named | ACURA MDX, ACURA RLX, ACURA RLX HYBRID, ACURA TLX, HONDA ODYSSEY, HONDA PILOT, HONDA RIDGELINE |
What the notice says today
The consequence
Teeth separation from the timing belt may result in an engine stall, increasing the risk of crash.
The remedy
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicle and replace any affected timing belt free of charge. Vehicles receiving a replacement timing belt will also have the engine inspected and any damaged components will be replaced for free. The recall began June 7, 2019. Honda owners may contact customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is L4M. Acura owners may contact customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Acura's number for this recall is Z4L.
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 588 notices in the record whose component field names engine and engine cooling. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 47 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 RLX recalls: 7 US campaigns
- Acura RLX Hybrid recalls: 4 US campaigns
- Acura TLX recalls: 13 US campaigns
- Honda Odyssey recalls: 32 US campaigns
- Honda Pilot recalls: 30 US campaigns since 2016
- Honda Ridgeline recalls: 31 US campaigns
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 19V298, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19v298/
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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- 26V227: 2018-2022 Odyssey
- 26V194: 2025 CB1000SP motorcycles
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The fingerprint of this notice
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- Defect summary
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