Recall Register

1997 Acura SLX: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1997 Acura SLX. The newest campaign is 97V092002. NHTSA received the report on 3 Jun 1997. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings. NHTSA has 1 complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 97V092002, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will inspect the clearance between the brake line and the upper control arm. If the clearance is not according to specifications, the brake line will be replaced.
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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 996 units in total.

  1. 97V092002Received . 873 units.

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The left front brake lines were installed improperly at the assembly line resulting in insufficient clearance between the brake line and an upper control arm of the suspension.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The line can be damaged during vehicle operation and can result in brake fluid leakage, reduced brake effectiveness, and increased stopping distances.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect the clearance between the brake line and the upper control arm. If the clearance is not according to specifications, the brake line will be replaced.

    Report filed by AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO..

  2. 97V035002Received . 123 units.

    Suspension

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    These vehicles were manufactured without a lock washer and/or screws in the front hub.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The bearing adjustment nut can loosen, resulting in too much free play between the wheel and axle. The bearing can seize, causing the wheel to lock affecting vehicle directional control increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect the front hubs to determine if the lock washer and screws were properly installed. If not, they will make the necessary repairs.

    Report filed by AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO..

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

1 complaint, 1 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

1997 Acura SLX: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Exterior Lighting1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
27 Oct 2008

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 1997 Acura SLX, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2008, with 1 complaint.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19950
  2. 19962
  3. 19972
  4. 19981
  5. 19990
  6. 20000

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1997 Acura SLX: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/acura/slx/1997/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.

The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1997 Acura SLX?
996 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Acura SLX have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the Acura SLX, model years 1995 to 2000. 2 of them name the 1997 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1997 Acura SLX name most often?
Exterior Lighting: 1 of 1 component mention.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1997 Acura SLX open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.