Vehicle recall 99V227000 · August 19, 1999
Acura RL and TL
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. A transmission case bolt can loosen and fall out allowing the transmission to disengage from the differential.
- Consequence
- The vehicle could lose power to the drive wheels without warning. Also, shifting the transmission into the park position would not lock the wheels, and a parked vehicle could move unexpectedly if the parking brake is not set.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install a redesigned bolt.
- Notes
- Owner notification is expected to begin during August 1999.OWNERS who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact Honda at 1-800-999-1009.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 99V227000
- Reported to NHTSA
- August 19, 1999
- Filed by
- AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.
- Manufacturer campaign
- K68
- Owner notification
- August 30, 1999
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 96,518
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Power train › Automatic transmission
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