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  NHTSA Recall 01V053000

NHTSA Campaign Id 01V053000; Date: Feb. 22, 2001

This overheating can result in smoke or the possibility of a fire.

icon1 Recalled Vehicles:

1991 Acura Legend 1992 Acura Legend

Component: Equipment:electrical:radio/tape Deck/cd Etc.

Manufactured by: American Honda Motor Co.

Affected Units:: 47,158

icon3 Recall Summary:

Vehicle description: sedan and coupe model vehicles equipped with a bose audio system that had separate speaker amplifiers mounted behind the rear seat back. A transistor in the speaker amplifier could overheat.

icon2 How to Fix:

Dealers will replace the amplifier circuit boards. Owner notification began March 26, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact Acura at 1-800-382-2238.

icon4 Recall Notes:

Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Mar 26, 2001

Also see:

All recalls of Acura vehicles.

More recall documents on nhtsa.gov.