A manufacturing error affecting certain 2014-2015 Acura MDX and MDX AWD vehicles will have approximately 106,439 owners returning to their dealership for repairs.

According to reports, during manufacturing of the A/C compressor clutch drive bolts, certain lots failed to receive the proper dielectric topcoat. As a result, the bolts are more susceptible to corrosion and could break during operation. In addition, some bolt lots did not receive sufficient curing of the e-coat which could result in low torque values and low hardness. The bolts could loosen and fall off during operation.

Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air conditioning compressor clutch drive bolt and install a new clutch plate as necessary. For more information about the problem, owners are asked to contact Acura client relations at 1-800-382-2238. Honda’s number for this recall is JQ7 and the NHTSA campaign number is 15V-417.