Acura Mdx, Acura Tlx, Honda Odyssey, Honda Pilot, Honda Ridgeline, model years 2015 to 2020. Filed by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) and reported to NHTSA on 13 November 2023. 248,999 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Acura TLX, 2016-2020 Acura MDX, 2016 and 2018-2019 Pilot, 2017 and 2019 Ridgeline, and 2018-2019 Odyssey vehicles. Due to a manufacturing error, the connecting rod bearing in the engine may wear and seize, damaging the engine.
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 23V751 cover?
- Acura MDX, Acura TLX, Honda Odyssey, Honda Pilot, Honda Ridgeline, model years 2015-2020.
- What is wrong with them?
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Acura TLX, 2016-2020 Acura MDX, 2016 and 2018-2019 Pilot, 2017 and 2019 Ridgeline, and 2018-2019 Odyssey vehicles. Due to a manufacturing error, the connecting rod bearing in the engine may wear and seize, damaging the engine.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- A damaged engine may run improperly or stall while driving, increasing the risk of a fire, crash, or injury.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Dealers will inspect and repair, or replace the engine as necessary, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed March 28, 2024. 2016-2017 Acura MDX owner letters were mailed November 1, 2024. 2016-2020 Acura MDX owner letters are expected to be mailed in mid-December 2024.
- 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: “A damaged engine may run improperly or stall while driving, increasing the risk of a fire, crash, or injury.”
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in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 23V751 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| System at fault | Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Hard Parts Internal/Mechanical |
| Reported to NHTSA | 13 November 2023 |
| Model years | 2015-2020 |
| Vehicles named | ACURA MDX, ACURA TLX, HONDA ODYSSEY, HONDA PILOT, HONDA RIDGELINE |
What the notice says today
The consequence
A damaged engine may run improperly or stall while driving, increasing the risk of a fire, crash, or injury.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect and repair, or replace the engine as necessary, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed March 28, 2024. 2016-2017 Acura MDX owner letters were mailed November 1, 2024. 2016-2020 Acura MDX owner letters are expected to be mailed in mid-December 2024. Honda began mailing owner notification letters as of March 18, 2024. 2015-2016 Acura owner letters are expected to be mailed mid-December 2024, 2018 Acura TLX owner letters are expected to be mailed the end of March/early April 2024, 2019 Acura TLX owner letters are expected to be mailed mid-May 2024, 2020 Acura TLX owner letters are expected to be mailed mid-June 2024, and 2016-2020 Acura MDX owner letters are expected to be mailed January 27, 2025. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for these recalls are XG1 and GG0.
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 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 23V751, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/23v751/
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
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The fingerprint of this notice
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