*This document features select information from the “Part 573 Safety Recall Report” submitted by Honda to NHTSA. The full document may be viewed on the NHTSA website here
Vehicle Information
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*Model Year Start: 2022
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*Model Year End: 2022
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Type: Light Vehicles
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*Make: Acura
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Body Style: 4-Door
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*Model: TLX
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Powertrain: Gas
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Number potentially involved: 19
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Estimated percentage of involved with defect: 95%
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Defect / Noncompliance Description
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*Describe the defect or noncompliance:
According to Part 573 DIR notification 22T-021 filed by Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC (BATO), BATO has determined that the tires equipped on a small number of Acura TLX vehicles may have sustained cuts/tears to the bead area during their tire sorting and loading process. The cuts/tears can expose body ply cords or bead wires, which could cause the tire to lose air or lead to damage within the tire.
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*Describe the safety risk:
According to Part 573 DIR notification 22T-021 filed by BATO, if the tire sustained cuts/tears to the bead area, over time air and moisture could damage the tire’s belts or bead wires. As a result, the tire could deflate rapidly, potentially leading to a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
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Identify any warning which can precede or occur:
According to Part 573 DIR notification 22T-021 filed by BATO, tires with cuts/tears in the bead area could lose air. Vehicles equipped with a Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) may detect and notify drivers of a loss of tire air pressure at higher-than-normal rates. If undetected, damage could progress over time and tires could exhibit noise, vibration, handling disturbance, sidewall bulges, and/or irregular tread wear.
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Describe the cause:
According to Part 573 DIR notification 22T-021 filed by BATO, a protective plastic “shoe”, at the base of a robotic arm used to unstack tires (depalletizer), rotated out of position. This exposed a sharp edge on the robotic arm of the depalletizer to the inside of certain tires. The bead areas of a small quantity of tires may have been cut by this edge during the unstacking process.
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Identify the Remedy
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Describe the defect / noncompliance remedy program, including the manufacturer’s plan for reimbursement:
Registered owners of all affected vehicles will be contacted by mail and asked to take their vehicle to an authorized Acura dealer. The dealer will inspect all 4 tires and, if a tire is within the affected date range, replace it with a new tire.
Owners who have paid to have these repairs completed at their own expense will be eligible for
reimbursement, in accord with the recall reimbursement plan on file with NHTSA.
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Identify the Recall Schedule
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Describe the recall schedule for notifications:
Dealer notification is scheduled to being and end on or about 12/23/2022. Owner notification is scheduled to begin and end on or about 1/30/2023.
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Where Concerned Owners Can Seek More Information
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Owners can determine if their specific vehicles are included in the recall by visiting www.recalls.acura.com or by calling (888) 234-2138.
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