Campaign - Tire Valve Cap Replacement: Overview

05-068

June 20, 2006

Applies To:
2005 Odyssey Touring - ALL
2006 Odyssey Touring - From VIN 5FNRL388.6B000001 thru 5FNRL388.6B010540
2005 Pilot - From VIN 2HKYF18..5H500001 thru 2HKYF18..5H571501
- From VIN 5FNYF18..5B000001 thru 5FNYF18..5B067307
2006 Ridgeline - From VIN 2HJYK16..6H500001 thru 2HJYK16..6H535591

Product Improvement Campaign: Tire Valve Cap Replacement (Supersedes 05-068, dated December 2, 2005, to remove PARTS INFORMATION)

BACKGROUND

The tire valve caps on vehicles with a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) are made of aluminum. These caps can corrode and become difficult to remove, especially in the salt belt.* If the caps are not replaced with non-metallic caps, they can seize on the valve stems, requiring valve stem replacement.





* The salt belt is an area of the country where road salt is commonly used in winter. As shown in the shaded area of the map, the salt belt includes these states: Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Washington D.C.

CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION

Customers within the salt belt will be sent notification of this campaign, a set of four plastic tire valve caps, and instructions on how to replace the aluminum caps. If they do not want to replace the caps themselves, customers are asked to return to you for the service. An example of the customer notification is at the end of this service bulletin.

Customers outside the salt belt will not be sent a notification of this campaign. For these customers, replace the tire valve caps whenever an affected vehicle comes in for service.

Some vehicles affected by this campaign may be in your new or used vehicle inventory. You should replace the aluminum tire valve caps on these vehicles before they are sold or leased.

CORRECTIVE ACTION





Whenever an affected vehicle comes in for service, or whenever a customer requests it, replace the aluminum tire valve caps with the supplied caps. The supplied caps are made of a durable plastic material that closely matches the color of the original caps.

WARRANTY CLAIM INFORMATION

None.

REPAIR PROCEDURE

Replace all four aluminum tire valve caps with the supplied plastic tire valve caps.

1. Check the vehicle's tire valve caps.

^ If the caps are plastic, no action is required.

^ If the caps are aluminum, go to step 2.

2. Remove and discard all four tire valve caps. If you cannot remove a cap by hand, spray the valve stem with a rust penetrant, then carefully remove the cap with pliers.

3. Make sure the valve stem threads are clean, then install the new plastic caps.





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