2008 HONDA RIDGELINE Air Bags Problems

The contact owns a 2008 Honda Ridgeline. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who retrieved a failure code for resistance in front passenger’s side air bag inflator. The contact was made aware of NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V501000 (Air Bags); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The local dealer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 183,000.

Mileage: 183,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER (BILL PEARCE COURTESY HONDA, 780 KIETZKE LN, RENO, NV 89502, 775-789-7999) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD GET BACK IN TOUCH WITH THE CONTACT, BUT THE CONTACT HAD NOT HEARD FROM THEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TAKATA RECALL AIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (SPREEN HONDA IN SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V029000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED WHITE PLAINS HONDA (344 CENTRAL AVE, WHITE PLAINS, NY 10606, PHONE NUMBER: (855) 252-8616). THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A RENTAL VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED DCH HONDA OF NANUET (10 NY-304, NANUET, NY 10954, (845) 367-4380) AND WAS INFORMED TO PARK THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL WHEN THE PART BECAME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE HAD TO WAIT UNTIL THE DEALER RECEIVED THE PART FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

LETTER FROM SENATOR SULLIVAN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE HONDA NOT SERVING RECALLED VEHICLES IN ALASKA. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER HASN'T TAKEN THE PROPER ACTION TO ENSURE THAT ALASKAN CONSUMERS HAVE THEIR RECALLS COMPLETED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL REPAIR EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. UPDATED 10/03/2017*JS

I HAD MY RECALL DONE AT GUNN HONDA IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS IN JULY OF 2017. NOW I HAD A WRECK ON AUGUST 18, 2017, IT IS A TOTAL LOST. THAT WHAT IS GOING ON NOW YOU CAN CHECK WITH MY INSURANCE GEICO POLICY # 4126-49-54-82.

Mileage: 100,028

TAKATA RECALL, DEALER STILL HAS NOT CONTACTED ME TO REPLACE AFTER THEY WERE CONTACTED TO SCHEDULE REPAIR(THEY WERE GOING TO CALL WHEN THE PARTS CAME IN).

TAKATA RECALL AIR BAG LAST SPRING TOOK ABOUT 5 OR 6 MONTHS BEFORE MY DEALERSHIP IN DUBUQUE IOWA EVEN GOT THEM IN. I CALLED A COUPLE TIMES SINCE THIS WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ME AND MY FAMILY AROUND ON TRIPS AND SO FOURTH. STILL GOT A RESPONSE THAT HONDA CREATED THE RECALL WITH NUMEROUS COMPANIES, AND CAN'T PRODUCE ALL THESE AIRBAGS. MAYBE THEY SHOULD OF THOUGHT OF THAT B4 THE RECALL.... SO I THINK HONDA OR SOMEONE SHOULD OF PAID ME COMPENSATION FOR DRIVING A VEHICLE AROUND THAT WASN'T SAFE AT ALL IF I WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN SOME WAY? I DON'T KNOW EXACT DATE THE FIRST AIRBAG RECALL CAME OUT

Mileage: 52,000

I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HONDA IN JULY 2016 STATING THAT MY PASSENGER-SIDE AIRBAG WAS RECALLED DUE TO A FAULTY INFLATOR. THE LETTER STATES THAT REPLACEMENT PARTS "WILL BECOME AVAILABLE IN LATE SUMMER/FALL OF 2016." WE ARE NOW INTO THE THIRD WEEK OF JANUARY 2017, AND WHEN I SPOKE WITH HONDA LAST WEEK I WAS TOLD THAT PARTS WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TRANSPORT PASSENGERS FOR 6 MONTHS AND HONDA COULD GIVE ME NO ESTIMATE AS TO WHEN I CAN EXPECT MY VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED.

TAKATA RECALL. FRONT PASSENGER SEAT HAS BEEN UNUSABLE SINCE A JULY, 2016 NOTICE FROM HONDA STATING THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SHOULD NOT BE OCCUPIED UNTIL THE AIRBAG HAS BEEN REPLACED. PLANET HONDA IN LAKEWOOD COLORADO ORDERED BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS ON 7/6/16 SINCE I HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED FROM HONDA THAT PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. I FINALLY RECEIVED NOTICE FROM THE DEALER THAT PARTS WERE IN AND THE DEALER INSTALLED THE DRIVER'S SIDE BAG ON 9/17/16, BUT INFORMED ME THAT THE PASSENGER-SIDE AIRBAG HAD NOT ARRIVED, BUT STILL ON ORDER. I HAVE CHECKED WITH THE DEALER TWO TIMES, AND BEEN INFORMED THAT THE PARTS ARE STILL UNAVAILABLE. THIS DELAY IS CAUSING GREAT INCONVENIENCE IN MY FAMILY BECAUSE OF LACK OF PASSENGER CAPACITY. I GET THE FEELING THAT HONDA IS NOT COMPLYING WITH THIS RECALL IN A TIMELY FASHION

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V061000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THEY WERE UNSURE OF WHEN A SECOND NOTICE FOR THE RECALLS WOULD BE PROVIDED. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT AND VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. ..UPDATED 02/09/17 *BF UPDATED 6/27/18*JB

TAKATA RECALL - RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG IN MARCH 2016 (16V-061) AND THEN A PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IN JULY 2016 (16V-344). IN JULY, I REQUESTED THE DEALER PUT ME ON A LIST TO ADDRESS THE RECALL. THREE MONTHS LATER, AND MY DEALERSHIP STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX THE AIRBAG INFLATOR ISSUE. FURTHERMORE, THE DEALER STATED THAT HONDA WAS NO LONGER PROVIDING AN ALTERNATIVE FORM OF TRANSPORTATION WHILE WAITING FOR THE PARTS.

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT AND VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL--NO INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED YET. I AM STILL WAITING, SINCE MAY 2016 FOR RELIEF, UNABLE TO USE THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT OF MY VEHICLE. I AM TIRED OF WAITING, AND OF BEING UNABLE TO USE MY VEHICLE AS I NEED TO. PLEASE HELP ME GET THIS FIXED, OR A VEHICLE I CAN USE WHILE I WAIT. THIS IS AFFECTING MY BUSINESS DRASTICALLY, AS WELL AS MY FAMILY, AS I NEED TO CARRY PASSENGERS DURING THE MAJORITY OF MY DRIVING. THIS ISSUE INVOLVES THE NHTSA RECALL 16V-344.

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT AND VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

2008 HONDA RIDGELINE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR DRIVER SIDE OR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL NOTICE. *SMD

TAKATA RECALL HAVE CONTACTED DEALER 4 TIMES SINCE 4/25/16 AND STILL NO ACTION. LAST CALL ON 8/2/16 WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WOULD GET THE AIR BAGS.

REGARDING: TAKATA RECALL ! I HAVE RECEIVED THREE NOTICES, ONE IN FEBRUARY 2016, ONE IN MARCH 2016 AND ONE IN JULY 2016. THE FIRST TWO NOTICES WERE INFORMING OF THE RECALLS FOR THE HONDAS THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THESE AIR BAGS. THE THIRD NOTIFIED ME THAT THE AIR BAG REPLACEMENT WOULD BE AVAILABLE SUMMER/FALL OF 2016. THEY ALSO STATE, RED LETTERS!, THAT A PASSENGER SHOULD NOT BE IN THIS VEHICLE UNTIL THE AIR BAG PROBLEM IS FIXED. THE LETTERS ALSO STATE THAT IF THIS AIR BAG RECALL IS NOT ADDRESSED AND REPAIRED IN 60 DAYS FROM THE NOTICE, I MAY FILE A COMPLAINT. WELL, HERE IS MY COMPLAINT!! NOW, I ASK AND NEED TO KNOW, THAT THIS AIR BAG PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY. PLEASE ADVISE WHAT I NEED TO DO TO REMEDY IT. ONE, I CANNOT AFFORD NOT TO USE MY VEHICLE, PASSENGERS OR NO PASSENGERS. TWO, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE NOW, WHEREAS IN THE PAST I DID BEFORE KNOWING THIS ABOUT THE AIR BAGS AND NOW IT IS DRAGGING OUT. I NEED THIS FIXED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. WOULD YOU FEEL SAFE IN A RECALLED VEHICLE, WAITING FOR THE WORST TO HAPPEN??? AND KNOWING THAT IF THE WORST WERE TO HAPPEN, IT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF IT WAS ADDRESSED IN A TIMELY MANNER??? AND WORST YET, IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR THAT OTHERWISE ONE WOULD WALK AWAY FROM, BUT INSTEAD WAS SEVERELY INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS AIR BAG PROBLEM, HOW CAN THE THIS BE ALLOWED TO HAPPEN BECAUSE OF THE POWERS-THAT-BE IN THIS RECALL ARE DRAGGING THIS THING OUT. FIX IT!! THANK YOU FOR READING MY NOTE. *TR

TAKATA RECALL. NUMEROUS CALLS TO THE DEALER OVER A 6 MONTH PERIOD. NO SERVICE APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED (PARTS ARE ALWAYS "UNAVAILABLE" OR "ON BACK ORDER"). SINCE THIS IS A PRODUCT DEFECT THAT CAN CAUSE FATAL INJURIES, THE DELAY IS NOT REASONABLE OR ACCEPTABLE.

Mileage: 45,000

"TAKATA RECALL" I TOOK MY TRUCK IN ON 3/2/2016 TO LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND TO HAVE THE TAKATA RECALL TAKING CARE OF ON THE DRIVERS AIRBAG. WHEN THE SERVICING WAS DONE THE SERVICE ADVISER INFORMED ME THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE AIRBAG AVAILABLE AND HE WOULD CALL ONCE THEY GOT THEM, HE SAID ABOUT A WEEK. SO I GAVE THEM TILL 4/11/2016 THEN I CALLED THE SERVICE ADVISER BACK HE INFORMED ME TO GIVE THEM ANOTHER WEEK AND CALL BACK. ON 4/19/2016 I CALL BACK AND SPOKE TO ANOTHER ADVISER AND HE INFORMED ME THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THEM AND TO CALL BACK IN 2 WEEKS. 5/4/2016 I CALL BACK AND SPOKE WITH THE FIRST ADVISER I DID BUSINESS WITH ON 3/2/2016 HE TOLD ME THEY STILL DID NOT HAVE THEM AND HE WOULD CALL ME WHEN THEY CAME IN. ON 7/19/2016 I DECIDED TO CALL THEM BACK SINCE I HAD NOT HEARD FROM ANYONE AND SPOKE TO A THIRD ADVISER WHICH HE IN TURN TRANSFERRED ME BACK TO THE ORIGINAL ADVISER AND UPON TALKING WITH HIM HE SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW IF THEY HAD CAME IN AND I INFORMED HIM I HAD RECEIVED A SECOND RECALL FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. HE SAID HE WOULD CHECK AND CALL ME BACK. TODAY IS 8/11/2016 I HAVE TILL YET TO HEAR FROM THE ADVISER OR ANYONE ELSE.

"TAKATA RECALL" I HAD SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH BOB HOWARD HONDA , EDMOND OKLAHOMA TO GET THE FAULTY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG REPLACED, I HAD CALLED THEM ALMOST TWO MONTHS AGO AND BACK THEN , GARY MILLICAN ( SERVICE REP ) HAD PROMISED ME THAT I WOULD BE PROVIDED A LOANER OR RENTAL CAR REIMBURSEMENT. AFTER THAT CONVERSATION, I WAS ASSUMING THAT A PART WOULD HAVE BEEN ORDERED SPECIFICALLY FOR MY VEHICLE. I HAVE TRIED TO MINIMIZE ANYONE SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SIDE EVER SINCE THE RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED IN THE MAIL. AFTER I HAD INITIATED THE REQUEST, THE ACCOUNTABILITY WAS SQUARELY WITH BOB HOWARD HONDA TO GET BACK TO ME AFTER THE PART WAS RECEIVED. THAT NEVER HAPPENED. LAST WEEK, I SET UP AN APPOINTMENT WITH THEM SPECIFICALLY STATING THAT THE I WOULD BE BRINGING IN MY VEHICLE ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 2016 TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG. I GOT A APPOINTMENT CONFIRMATION AS WELL AS A REMINDER. WHEN I WENT IN, THE SERVICE ADVISOR , LOGAN TOLD ME THAT THE PART WASN'T IN STOCK AND HE WILL HAVE TO ORDER IT. WHEN I ASKED HIM THAT IF I COULD GET A LOANER OR A RENTAL REIMBURSEMENT ( MY PRIMARY CONCERN WAS THAT MY WIFE IS 4 MONTHS PREGNANT AND I WANTED TO REDUCE ANY CHANCE OF THE FAULTY PART CAUSING HARM TO HER AS WELL AS THE UNBORN CHILD ). BUT I WAS TOLD THAT HONDA POLICY IS NOT TO PROVIDE EITHER AS IT JUST AFFECTED THE PASSENGER SIDE. I WOULD HAVE NO OTHER OPTION BUT TO SEEK LEGAL HELP IN THIS TOTAL LACK OF SERIOUSNESS ON HONDA'S PART. WHEN A VEHICLE IS SOLD, IT ISN'T SOLD AS A MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION JUST FOR ONE PERSON ( THE DRIVER ). IF ITS UNDRIVEABLE WITH A PASSENGER , IT SHOULD BE DEEMED UNDRIVEABLE. HONDA CANNOT SHIRK AWAY FROM THE RESPONSIBILITY OF COMPENSATING CUSTOMERS FOR ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF TRANSPORTATION WHEN THEIR INITIAL CONTRACT OF PROVIDING A SAFE VEHICLE WASN'T ADHERED TO.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A LETTER DATED MARCH 2016 FOR THE RECALL ON THE AIRBAG. ACCORDING TO THE LETTER, PARTS WERE GOING TO BE AVAILABLE IN SUMMER 2016. I CHECKED WITH THE DEALER TODAY 7/30/2016 AND THE DEALER TOLD ME HEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER THE PARTS. IT WILL BE ANOTHER 4-5 MONTHS FOR THE PARTS. I AM CONTINUING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOPING I DO NOT GET IN AN CRASH WHERE THE AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED. WHY IS HONDA SENDING OUT LETTERS STATING SUMMER OF 2016 FOR PARTS AND THE DEALER IS SAYING 4-5 MONTHS BEFORE WE GET THE PARTS. NO HELP FROM THE DEALER AT ALL ON THIS.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V061000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V344000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V344000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V344000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

YAKATA RECALL WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN MARCH. WE TALKED TO ELLIS BROOKS HONDA IN YREKA CA. WHO DIDN'T HAVE THE AIR BAGS YET. ON MAY 2 WE CALLED AGAIN AND GOT PUT ON A LIST FOR THE AIR BAG REPLACEMENT AS SOON AS AVAILABLE. ON JUNE 6 WE CONTACTED ELLIS BROOKS HONDA AGAIN. STILL NO AIRBAGS. THIS TIME WE SAID WE NEEDED A RENTAL CAR. THERE WERE NONE AVAILABLE IN SISKIYOU COUNTY. ON JUNE 14 THEY SENT US 80 MILES TO REDDING CA TO GET A RENTAL CAR. IT'S NOW JULY 21. WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE OUR PICKUP FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS. WE CAN'T GO CAMPING OUR BOATING WITH THE LITTLE RENTAL SO OUR SUMMER IS RUINED. ACCORDING TO ELLIS BROOKS HONDA THERE IS NO AIR BAG IN SIGHT. WE WANT OUR RIDGELINE FIXED!!!

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V344000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. ..UPDATED 08/24/16 *BF UPDATED 09/26/16.*JB

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/13/16*LJ

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TAKATA RECALL. IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN 60 DAYS SINCE I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG IN MY TRUCK AND STILL HAVE NO REPLACEMENT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE AIR BAGS; HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 09/30/16*LJ *CN

WE RECEIVED A NOTICE IN MARCH 2016 FROM HONDA WHICH STATES, "THE DEFECT (AIRBAGS) IN THESE VEHICLES COULD KILL OR INJURE YOU OR OTHER PEOPLE IN YOUR VEHICLE." WE HAVE BEEN CONTACTING THE DEALER SINCE THEN. IN JULY, WE RECEIVED ANOTHER NOTICE WITH ANOTHER DIRE MESSAGE...THAT WE SHOULD AVOID HAVING A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT UNTIL THE REPAIR HAS BEEN PERFORMED. DURING THESE 5 MONTHS, THE DELAY IN REPAIR HAS COST US A CAMPING VACATION AND SEVERAL TRIPS INVOLVING OUR BIKES. OUT TRUCK SITS WAITING FOR THIS REPAIR. ON JULY 22, I HAD PLANNED TO SURPRISE MY HUSBAND WITH A BIKE RIDE IN MONTEREY FOR HIS BIRTHDAY. WE HAD BEEN ASSURED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE COMPLETED BY THIS TIME. OUR PLANS WILL HAVE TO BE CANCELLED. IN LATE AUGUST WE HAVE CAMPGROUND RESERVATIONS FOR LAKE TAHOE AND YOSEMITE. WE TOW A TRAILER WITH OUR TRUCK. WE ARE DISGUSTED AND FURIOUS BY HONDA'S LACK OF CARE FOR OUR LIVES AND ALSO THAT WE HAVE HAD TO GIVE UP OUR VACATIONS. I FEEL LIKE JOINING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. WE ARE STILL WAITING AFTER 5 MONTHS.

Mileage: 75,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V061000(AIR BAGS) AND 16V344000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE PERIOD FOR RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PART DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/20/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED BOTH AIR BAG WERE REPLACED ON AUGUST 2, 2016. UPDATED 10/13/16.*JB

2008 HONDA RIDGELINE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR AIRBAG RECALL. *SMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 09/08/16*LJ UPDATED 09/29/16.*JB

"TAKATA RECALL" I'D GOTTEN A NOTICE FROM ART MOEHN CHEVROLET & HONDA AND IT SAID I NEED TO HAVE MY AIRBAGS REPLACED. THAT WAS SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. I'M ON SOME KIND OF WAITING LIST. IN THE MEAN TIME I DRIVE ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY DAILY TO WORK. WHY AREN'T THERE ENOUGH AIRBAGS FOR THE RECALL? ARE WE WAITING FOR MORE PEOPLE TO BE KILLED? IS THE GOVERNMENT GOING TO GIVE US FREE RENTAL CARS TIL ENOUGH AIRBAGS GET REPRODUCED?

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL. I FIRST CONTACTED HONDA DEALER IN MID-APRIL. MY VEHICLE IS STILL NOT REPAIRED.

TAKATA RECALL - I OWN 2 HONDAS THAT ARE BOTH UNDER RECALL AT THE SAME TIME FOR THE SAME ISSUES. I HAVE REQUESTED A RENTAL FROM HONDA DUE TO FEAR FOR MY LIFE AND THE LIFE OF MY PASSENGERS. THEY TOLD ME TO NOT LET SOMEONE RIDE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. WHICH MEANS I CAN ONLY TRANSPORT 4 PEOPLE INSTEAD OF 5 THAT THE CAR IS SUPPOSE TO SAFELY TRANSPORT. I BOUGHT THIS AUTOMOBILE TO TRANSPORT 5 PEOPLE SAFELY. HONDA IS TELLING ME I CAN'T TRANSPORT 5 PEOPLE SAFELY UNTIL THIS IS FIXED. HONDA NEEDS TO PROVIDE ME WITH SAFE TRANSPORTATION FOR 5 PEOPLE UNTIL THEY CAN FIX THIS CAR TO TRANSPORT 5 PEOPLE SAFELY. MY COMPLIANT IS HONDA IS NOT PROVIDING ME WITH MY CAR OR ANOTHER CAR TO TRANSPORT 5 PEOPLE SAFELY WHICH IS WHAT I PURCHASED FROM THEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000(AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN MARCH OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

2008 HONDA RIDGELINE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR AIRBAG RECALL NOTICE. *SMD

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE....UPDATED 06/15/16 *BF UPDATED 07/07/16.*JB

TAKATA RECALL - HONDA SENT ME A RECALL LETTER ADVISING ME THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS AND WOULD PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THE 1-888-234-2138 HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBERS. THEY ADVISED ME THAT I WILL ONLY GET A VEHICLE THAT THEY CAN RENT FOR $35 A DAY OR LESS. I HAVE A RIDGELINE TRUCK THAT HAS SEATING FOR 5 AND A BED FOR CARGO. I HAVE A FAMILY OF 6 AND HAVE TO GET 4 CHILDREN AND THEIR BICYCLES TO A BABYSITTER EVERY DAY. I ALSO AM A BOY SCOUT LEADER AND TAKE SCOUTS AND THEIR GEAR CAMPING AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH. A MIDSIZE OR COMPACT CAR IS NOT AN ADEQUATE REPLACEMENT FOR THE HONDA THAT THEY NEED TO TAKE AWAY FROM ME. MADE TWO CALLS TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THREE CALLS TO THE 1-888# FOR HONDA. HONDA SAID THEY WOULD ASSIGN A CASE MANAGER, BUT IT HAS BEEN THREE WEEKS WITH NO RETURN CALL. IF HONDA HAS A RECALL AND THE TRUCK THEY SOLD ME IS NOT SAFE, THEN I FEEL THEY HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO OFFER ME SOMETHING SIMILAR (SEATING FOR 5 + CARGO SPACE). THEY HAVE LEFT ME IN A SITUATION WHERE I HAVE TO DRIVE THE UNSAFE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE ARBITRARY LIMIT ON THE RENTAL CAR DOES NOT ALLOW THEM TO PROVIDE ME WITH A SUITABLE REPLACEMENT THAT ALLOWS ME TO GET MY FAMILY WHERE WE NEED TO GO. THE STRESS OF DRIVING MY FAMILY AND BOY SCOUTS AROUND IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE CREATES AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF STRESS FOR ME. IN MY FINAL CALL TODAY TO 888-234-2138 (HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE), THEY ADVISED ME THAT MY NEXT STEP IS TO FILE A COMPLAINT. I FEEL I HAVE BEEN PATIENT AWAITING HONDA TO CALL ME BACK. TOYOTA PROVIDED A LIKE FOR LIKE LOANER WHEN THEY HAD TO PARK VEHICLES WAITING FOR AIRBAG PARTS.

TAKATA RECALL - RECEIVED NOTICE CONTACTED DEALER. THEY WILL GIVE ME A "LOANER" VEHICLE UNTIL MY VEHICLE GETS FIXED. I NEED A VEHICLE WITH A HITCH CAPABLE OF TOWING A TRAILER THAT IS 4000 LBS WITH A HITCH WEIGHT OF 285. THEY SAID THEY CAN'T PROVIDE THAT WITHOUT ME PAYING AN UPGRADE COST OF ABOUT 30$. I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA AND OPENED A CASE TO HAVE THEM PAY THE UPGRADE. SO FAR THEY HAVE NOT PROVIDED ANY INFORMATION AND AS OF LAST WEEK THE CASE HADN'T EVEN BEEN ASSIGNED TO A CASE MANAGER. WHEN I SPOKE WITH THEM TODAY, THEY SAID THE CASE MANAGER HADN'T MADE A DECISION. SO MEANWHILE I DRIVE AROUND IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. MY CASE WITH AMERICAN HONDA IS #04585652. MY NOTICE SAID IF I WASN'T SATISFIED WITH THE WAY HONDA IS REMEDYING THE SITUATION TO WRITE YOU FOLKS. PLEASE HELP...

Mileage: 81,800

TAKATA RECALL THE HONDA DEALER REQUIRES A $10 DAILY PREMIUM FOR TEMPORARY ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION AS NECESSARY. THEY WILL NOT SUPPLY A TRUCK WHICH I NEED FOR WORK UNLESS I PAY THE PREMIUM MENTIONED ABOVE.

TAKATA RECALL AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. (AHMC) IS ONLY PROVIDING ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION IN THE LIMITED FORM OF A RENTAL CAR. MY AFFECTED VEHICLE IS A TRUCK WITH WHICH I TOW A BOAT. I WAS INFORMED BY AHMC THAT REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR THE RECALL WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER. THEIR LETTER STATES THAT IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND THAT "THE DEFECT COULD KILL OR INJURE YOU OR OTHER PEOPLE IN YOUR VEHICLE". THEY WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE ANY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE CAPABLE OF TOWING. THIS IS NOT REASONABLE, GIVEN IT WILL BE POSSIBLY 5 OR 6 MONTHS (APRIL - SEP) BEFORE I WILL BE ABLE TO USE THE TRUCK AGAIN, WHICH MEANS I CANNOT USE MY BOAT EITHER, DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS!