Honda has announced that on certain passenger vehicles and motorcycles, the owners manual contain incorrect contact information for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administrations (NHTSA) vehicle safety hotline.

Honda North America has issued two separate recalls for about half a million Acura TL sedans over possible fires under the hood and fix problems with the windshield wiper motor. One recall covers 373,000 vehicles from the 2004 through 2008 model years. Honda says prolonged high temperatures under the hood could cause the power steering

American Honda has announced that they will be recalling roughly 43,000 Japan Built Acura RL sedans sold in the US because a defective power steering hose could lead to a fire. The recall is expected to start this week and will affect Acura RL’s from 2005 through 2008 model years.

NHTSA Campaign Number:
06V270000 

Vehicle/Equipment Make:
ACURA 

Vehicle/Eqipment Model:
TSX 

Model Year:
2006 

Mfg Campaign Number:
 

Mfg Component Desc:
EQUIPMENT » OTHER » OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL 

Mfg Involved in Recall:
HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) 

Manufacture Dates:
September 1, 2005 through July 31, 2006 

Type of Report:
(V) Vehicle 

Potential # of Units Affected:
1,190,000 

Date Owner Notified by Mfg:
August 2, 2006 

Recall Initiated By:
MFR 

Mfg Responsible for Recall:
HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) 

Report Recieved Date:
July 26, 2006 

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