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No fewer than 106,683 examples of the Ridgeline are being recalled, with Honda explaining to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that the fuel pump feed port could leak fuel. In the case of a crack in the feed port, that would translate to an increased risk of vehicle fire.
2017 to 2019 model years are affected, manufactured from May 8th, 2016 through January 16th, 2019. The number of affected vehicles “was determined based on manufacturing records,” but the question is, what causes the crack in the first place?
Internal investigations revealed that “certain undiluted, low pH, sulfuric acid-based vehicle cleaning agents may adversely interact with the fuel pump and feed port.” Depending on the state of the feed port, Honda dealerships are instructed to install a fuel pump cover kit or replace the whole assembly.
Vehicles assembled starting January 17th feature the fuel pump cover mentioned in the previous paragraph, which seals the fuel feed port from drainage. “American Honda expects the failure rate of the fuel pump to be low,” and “there are no special tools required for this repair” according to the documents sent to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The automaker announced that it would complete customer notifications by the end of March 2019. The recall begins on March 7th, and as expected, the repair comes at no charge to the owner of the Ridgeline.
Described as an all-purpose pickup truck, the unibody workhorse is manufactured in Alabama since 2008. The second generation was introduced in 2016 at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, carrying over plenty of the features and capabilities of the original.
For the 2019 model year, the RT with two-wheel drive and the 280-horsepower V6 starts at $29,990. All-wheel drive is available starting with the Sport, and then there are the RTL, RTL-T, RTL-E, and Black Edition.
At $43,420 for the Ridgeline Black Edition, lots of customers would rather get a mid-size pickup such as the 2019 Ford Ranger. For reference, the Lariat 4x4 SuperCrew starts at $38,385, featuring Co-Pilot 360 and FordPass Connect with 4G LTE Wi-Fi hotspot.
Internal investigations revealed that “certain undiluted, low pH, sulfuric acid-based vehicle cleaning agents may adversely interact with the fuel pump and feed port.” Depending on the state of the feed port, Honda dealerships are instructed to install a fuel pump cover kit or replace the whole assembly.
Vehicles assembled starting January 17th feature the fuel pump cover mentioned in the previous paragraph, which seals the fuel feed port from drainage. “American Honda expects the failure rate of the fuel pump to be low,” and “there are no special tools required for this repair” according to the documents sent to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The automaker announced that it would complete customer notifications by the end of March 2019. The recall begins on March 7th, and as expected, the repair comes at no charge to the owner of the Ridgeline.
Described as an all-purpose pickup truck, the unibody workhorse is manufactured in Alabama since 2008. The second generation was introduced in 2016 at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, carrying over plenty of the features and capabilities of the original.
For the 2019 model year, the RT with two-wheel drive and the 280-horsepower V6 starts at $29,990. All-wheel drive is available starting with the Sport, and then there are the RTL, RTL-T, RTL-E, and Black Edition.
At $43,420 for the Ridgeline Black Edition, lots of customers would rather get a mid-size pickup such as the 2019 Ford Ranger. For reference, the Lariat 4x4 SuperCrew starts at $38,385, featuring Co-Pilot 360 and FordPass Connect with 4G LTE Wi-Fi hotspot.
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