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NHTSA Recall 06V270000: Owners/service/other manual (equipment)

HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) reported this safety recall to NHTSA on , covering an estimated 1,190,000 vehicles. It affects 44 models including the Acura MDX.

1,190,000
vehicles potentially affected
44
models affected
2006
owners notified (August 2)
NHTSA campaign06V270000
ComponentEQUIPMENT › OTHER › OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
Report receivedJuly 26, 2006
Owner notificationAugust 2, 2006
Initiated byManufacturer

Defect

On certain passenger vehicles and motorcycles, the owner's manuals contain incorrect contact information for the national highway traffic safety administration's (NHTSA) vehicle safety hotline.

Safety risk

The language in the owner's manuals is not in accordance with the current mandatory requirements.

Remedy

Honda will send a postcard to dealers and owners with the correct NHTSA vehicle safety hotline information and with instructions to insert the card into the "reporting safety defects" section of the owner's manual. The recall began on august 2, 2006. Owners may contact honda at 1-800-999-1009, acura at 1-800-382-2238 or honda motorcycles at 1-866-784-1870.

Notes

Customers may also 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.

Vehicles covered by recall 06V270000

Make and modelModel years
Acura MDX2006
Acura RL2006
Acura Rsx2006
Acura TL2006
Acura TSX2006
Honda Accord2006
Honda CB900F2006
Honda CBR1000RR2006
Honda CBR600RR2006
Honda CH802006
Honda CHF502006
Honda Civic2006
Honda Civic Hybrid2006
Honda CN2502006, 2007
Honda CR-V2006
Honda Element2006
Honda Fit2007
Honda GL18002006
Honda Insight2006
Honda NSS2502006
Honda NSS250A2006
Honda NSS250AS2006
Honda NSS250S2006
Honda Odyssey2006
Honda Pilot2006
Honda Ridgeline2006
Honda RVT1000R2006
Honda S20002006
Honda ST13002006
Honda ST1300A2006
Honda ST1300P2006
Honda VFR8002006
Honda VFR800A2006
Honda VT1100C2007
Honda VT1100C22007
Honda VT6002007
Honda VT600C2007
Honda VT7502007
Honda VT750DC2007
Honda VTX1800C2006
Honda VTX1800F2006
Honda VTX1800N2006
Honda VTX1800R2006
Honda VTX1800S2006

Being listed here means the campaign covers the model year, not that every car was built with the defect or is still unrepaired. Enter your VIN above to check your specific vehicle. Recall repairs are free at authorised dealers. Source: NHTSA, October 2026.