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Honda Recall (250k vechicles)

It skipped the 2018 Ridgeline. Misprint?
I need another recall letter for my pile.
 
Never mind the fact that it says US only. It burns me up that just because a problem isn't reported as frequently in Canada, they don't need to honour the same TSB's or recalls up here. It's not like the US gets different motors than Canada.
 
Relax said:
Never mind the fact that it says US only. It burns me up that just because a problem isn't reported as frequently in Canada, they don't need to honour the same TSB's or recalls up here. It's not like the US gets different motors than Canada.
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Any of those affected vehicles built in Alliston ?
 
Relax said:
Never mind the fact that it says US only. It burns me up that just because a problem isn't reported as frequently in Canada, they don't need to honour the same TSB's or recalls up here. It's not like the US gets different motors than Canada.
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Yup. Pretty much all the cars come from the same factory which means same issues for both Canadian and US versions.

So now I wonder how likely is my car to have the issue (unlikely I’m sure), and whether it’s safe to drive.

Canadian feds are spineless twats and should be forcing Honda to repair the Canadian cars also.
 
mimico_polak said:
Yup. Pretty much all the cars come from the same factory which means same issues for both Canadian and US versions.

So now I wonder how likely is my car to have the issue (unlikely I’m sure), and whether it’s safe to drive.

Canadian feds are spineless twats and should be forcing Honda to repair the Canadian cars also.
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"some crankshafts may have been produced out of specification" is what the bulletin is saying from Honda/Acura.

Not sure why some years are being singled out as that Crank part# was used in lots of years, although they probably have it nailed down to certain engine serial numbers that may have the problem.

As for American vs Canadian recalls? Which ones are you referring to, the last one I can remember the Canuck market not getting was a power steering feed hose for a first gen TSX.
 
@Jayv i don’t have specific examples, but let’s start with this one in the OP.

Potential safety issue identified, in a large number of cars.

My assumption is that the VINs aren’t A-M as Canadian and N-Z are US but mixed in between when made and then VINs added after the cars are made.

Goes to reason that some Canadian units would be shipped with the default.

But maybe I’m misunderstanding the process.
 
mimico_polak said:
Yup. Pretty much all the cars come from the same factory which means same issues for both Canadian and US versions.

So now I wonder how likely is my car to have the issue (unlikely I’m sure), and whether it’s safe to drive.

Canadian feds are spineless twats and should be forcing Honda to repair the Canadian cars also.
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Sometime back I had approached a Honda dealer for an issue with the Civic, explaining that there was a TSB for the very same issue in the US. I was told that "that is in the US and not here in Canada".
Same car, same issue and a geographical division dictates that the problem is a non-issue!

(Issue = fuel level display)
 
mimico_polak said:
@Jayv i don’t have specific examples, but let’s start with this one in the OP.

Potential safety issue identified, in a large number of cars.

My assumption is that the VINs aren’t A-M as Canadian and N-Z are US but mixed in between when made and then VINs added after the cars are made.

Goes to reason that some Canadian units would be shipped with the default.

But maybe I’m misunderstanding the process.
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My understanding t's being singled out by Engine serial #'s not by VIN#'s. Why more TLX's than any other model, it's not as though they are our big seller.

More info on the bulletin and Service kits aren't available until Jan 2024.
 
This isn't just Honda, it's many manufacturers. There's a TSB for prematurely wearing rear brake rotors on my daughter's 2019 Jetta, but only for the US. She clearly had the exact same problem, but they wouldn't cover it even though the car was still under warranty when we brought it up.
 
Relax said:
This isn't just Honda, it's many manufacturers. There's a TSB for prematurely wearing rear brake rotors on my daughter's 2019 Jetta, but only for the US. She clearly had the exact same problem, but they wouldn't cover it even though the car was still under warranty when we brought it up.
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Which reminds me, Yorkdale VW was very difficult to deal with for warranty claims. I brought the car a month before the warranty expiry by date, but the car only had about 30,000 kms. It was a struggle to get them to look at the issues list, with the advisor warning me that if they weren't able to reproduce the problem (a lot of them were intermittent), then they would have to charge me a diagnostic fee FOR EACH ONE. Luckily the mechanic said he'd look at it no problem, but it was just a terrible experience. A few months later when changing over to the winter wheels, I notice a huge dent on the underside of the rocker panel, exactly where a 2-post lift arm would be when raising the car if the pad wasn't properly positioned. I knew I had zero chance of getting them to own up to it after all this time, but they're the only shop I ever took it to, and only twice. So beware of this place.
 
Relax said:
This isn't just Honda, it's many manufacturers. There's a TSB for prematurely wearing rear brake rotors on my daughter's 2019 Jetta, but only for the US. She clearly had the exact same problem, but they wouldn't cover it even though the car was still under warranty when we brought it up.
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For the majority of car companies, the country brand operates as a mostly separate entity from other countries. Each country brand sets their own policies.
 
Relax said:
Which reminds me, Yorkdale VW was very difficult to deal with for warranty claims. I brought the car a month before the warranty expiry by date, but the car only had about 30,000 kms. It was a struggle to get them to look at the issues list, with the advisor warning me that if they weren't able to reproduce the problem (a lot of them were intermittent), then they would have to charge me a diagnostic fee FOR EACH ONE. Luckily the mechanic said he'd look at it no problem, but it was just a terrible experience. A few months later when changing over to the winter wheels, I notice a huge dent on the underside of the rocker panel, exactly where a 2-post lift arm would be when raising the car if the pad wasn't properly positioned. I knew I had zero chance of getting them to own up to it after all this time, but they're the only shop I ever took it to, and only twice. So beware of this place.
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Not making excuses for them, but VW Canada (mostly because of VW Germany) is an absolute pain to deal with warranty from the dealer side. They make things as difficult as possible for dealers to submit warranty/to things to their standards and have zero reservations charging warranty claims back to the dealership if things are not 100%.
 
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Relax said:
Which reminds me, Yorkdale VW was very difficult to deal with for warranty claims. I brought the car a month before the warranty expiry by date, but the car only had about 30,000 kms. It was a struggle to get them to look at the issues list, with the advisor warning me that if they weren't able to reproduce the problem (a lot of them were intermittent), then they would have to charge me a diagnostic fee FOR EACH ONE. Luckily the mechanic said he'd look at it no problem, but it was just a terrible experience. A few months later when changing over to the winter wheels, I notice a huge dent on the underside of the rocker panel, exactly where a 2-post lift arm would be when raising the car if the pad wasn't properly positioned. I knew I had zero chance of getting them to own up to it after all this time, but they're the only shop I ever took it to, and only twice. So beware of this place.
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Seems to be an issue with the dealership not the brand, just because one Tim Hortons offer **** service, doesn't mean every other one is the same.

Lemon laws down in the states may make things different than Canada, I know none of our Civic's come with TPMS, where they do down there after the Firestone fiasco, But on the other hand we have frame recalls for older elements and crv's across the entire Country, not all the states down there receive that recall.

Honda/Acura Canada pretty much mirrors USA regarding recalls. We are usually behind by a few weeks due to DOT vs MOT and then letting the bilingual thing do its job before recalls are posted.
 
Jayv said:
Seems to be an issue with the dealership not the brand, just because one Tim Hortons offer **** service, doesn't mean every other one is the same.
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Yes, my feedback was specifically about that dealership. That said, there are some things I'm unhappy about with the car itself, and only VW can be blamed for that.
 
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