2005-2007 Honda Odyssey & Acura RL recall
Honda has announced that it’s recalling a total of 470,000 vehicles in the U.S. due to the same failing master cylinder problem that caused Toyota to recall 1.66 million vehicles worldwide recently.
The two carmakers used the same supplier for the part, and when owners use a type of brake fluid other than what’s used at the factory, a seal within the master cylinder may fail, causing a leak that could eventually lead to loss of braking power altogether. Honda says that a warning light would illuminate before this happened, however.
The Honda recall covers 2005-2007 Acura RL models and 2005-2007 Honda Odyssey minivans. Honda says that at this point, it doesn’t know how many of its vehicles have suffered a master cylinder failure nor how many have leaked. The company says it will replace the faulty seal and, if leaking has occurred, the brake booster will be replaced as well.
There’s no set schedule for fixing those vehicles that are impacted by the recall, but owners will be notified soon.
Posted: October 23rd, 2010
at 8:49pm by The Editor
Tagged with Acura RL, Honda Odyssey, Recall
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