| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
88V059000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
HONDA |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
PRELUDE |
| Model Year: |
1988 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| Manufacturered: |
19870401 - 19880301 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
66239 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19880407 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19880407 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| Report Received Date: |
19880406 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19880412 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
VIBRATION AND HIGH UNDERHOOD TEMPERATURES COULD CAUSE POWER STEERING SUPPLY HOSE AT THE CONNECTOR CLAMP SEAL TO DEVELOP A FLUID LEAK. |
| Consequence Summary: |
IF THE FLUID CONTACTS THE HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD, IT MAYCAUSE SMOKE AND POSSIBLY AN UNDERHOOD FIRE. |
| Corrective Summary: |
INSTALL AN IMPROVED POWER STEERING SUPPLY HOSE ASSEMBLY. |