MARKHAM, Ontario -

Honda Canada revealed a recall this morning that includes certain Honda Pilot, Acura RL and Acura MDX vehicles to address potential malfunctions of the Vehicle Stability Assist system of these vehicles.

Specifically, the OEM will recall approximately 3,200 Honda Pilot vehicles, 700 Acura RL vehicles and 3,800 Acura MDX vehicles from the 2005 model-year, and 100 Acura MDX vehicles from the 2006 model-year in Canada. 

Honda said it has received several complaints about such malfunctions in these vehicles, but no crashes or injuries have been reported related to this issue.

Highlighting the issues in more detail, officials shared, “If an electrical capacitor on the VSA control unit was damaged during manufacture, the VSA system could malfunction and apply a small amount of brake force for a fraction of a second, without any input by the driver.”

Moreover, if the driver applies the brakes during a VSA system malfunction, the amount of brake force applied could exceed the driver's intended input.

In either instance, unexpected brake activation could increase the risk of a crash, Honda Canada reported.

To fix this potential problem, Honda and Acura dealers will install a new electrical sub-harness, free of charge.

Honda is announcing this recall to encourage owners of all affected vehicles to take their vehicles to an authorized dealer as soon as they receive notification of this recall from Honda.

Mailed notifications to customers are expected to be sent in April 2013.

In addition to contacting customers by mail, owners of these vehicles will be able to determine if their vehicles require inspection by going on-line to www.honda.ca/recalls and www.acura.ca/recalls or by calling (888) 9HONDA9 for Honda owners or (888) 9ACURA9 for Acura owners.

 

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