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Acura on certain sport utility vehicles originally sold in or currently registered in the states of connecticut, delaware, illinois, indiana, iowa, kentucky, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, virginia, west virginia, wisconsin and the district of columbia.

NHTSA campaign 05V-385 · Reported January 9, 2005 · thousands of vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Acura MDX
VEHICLES AFFECTED
thousands of
REMEDY
DEALERS WILL REPLACE BOTH FRONT SPRINGS WITH IMPROVED SPRINGS.
COST
Free

The short version

HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) reported a problem with the springs coil springs. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KENTUCKY, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. IN AREAS WHERE LARGE QUANTITIES OF ROAD SALT ARE USED, THE FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRINGS HAVE INSUFFICIENT CORROSION PROTECTION, AND MAY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO CORROSION.

WHY IT MATTERS

EXCESSIVE CORROSION CAN CAUSE SPRING FAILURE AND A BROKEN SPRING COULD PUNCTURE A FRONT TIRE, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH.

WHAT TO DO

DEALERS WILL REPLACE BOTH FRONT SPRINGS WITH IMPROVED SPRINGS, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 05V-385.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2001–2002Acura MDX

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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