Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - MECHANICAL - CARRIER/RACK | ||||||||||||||||
| 08E013000 | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) | E (Equipment) | 2032 | MFR | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) | 02/05/2008 | 02/05/2008 | |||||||||
| Defect Summary | Honda is recalling 2,032 hitch style bike racks sold as aftermarket for use on my 2003-2007 and some my 2008 honda pilot, ridgeline, and acura mdx vehicles. a pinch bolt exists between the bike arm bracket and the upright assembly of the hitch style bicycle rack. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | When moving the bike arm bracket to its down position, this pinch bolt has the potential of causing severe laceration or amputation to the user's fingertips or hand. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Owners should contact thule at 800-thule91 (800-848-5391) to obtain a free repair kit along with repair instructions or owners may contact honda at 1-800-999-1009 or acura at 1-800-382-2238 for further information. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - OTHER - LABELS | |||||
| 08-040 | 05/31/2008 | 10025523 | Load carrying capacity reduced label for all honda vehicles. *pe | 08/15/2008 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT | |||
| 05/05/2011 | 71000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2008 honda ridgeline. the contact stated that there was an abnormal noise exhibited from the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to the dealer but a failure was not located. while driving home from the dealer, the carriage rack on the roof of the vehicle fractured and struck another vehicle. the contact believed the failure to be a severe safety issue because the failure could have killed someone. the failure and current mileage was 71,000. | |||
| 05/05/2011 | 71000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 honda ridgeliner. the contact stated they started hearing a noise coming from the vehicle and took it to the dealer. the dealer said they could not find any thing wrong with the vehicle. the contact took the vehicle and while driving home the carriage rack on top of the vehicle broke away. the carriage rack broke away and was hit a bus, but there were no injuries. the contact feels this is a safety issue because the carriage rack could have killed someone. the failure mileage and current mileages were 71,000.rl | |||
| 08/01/2009 | 13000 | 1 | |
| 2006-2009 honda ridgelines come with an emergency tire jack that is a safety hazard to all who use it. the jack is too small in size and barely lifts the ridgeline on a flat concrete surface. if this jack was used in an emergency on the side of a road or any other soft surface area it would not work and the vehicle would most likely fall. the jack bends at its max height required to lift the ridgeline up enough to change a tire at the jack points called out by the owners manual. american honda has been notified by several members of the ridgeline owners club but nothing has been done and members have purchased new safer jacks on their own to avoid the safety hazard of using the factory jack. this affects all ridgeline model years. their are pics of the jack fully extended at http://www.ridgelineownersclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10510&highlight=jacked bottom line: the jack needs to be replaced by american honda. *tr | |||