The government is looking into the 3.5-liter V6 that powers the Acura MDX and TLX as well as the Honda Pilot, Ridgeline, and Odyssey

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating concerns that engines on 1.4 million Honda and Acura vehicles might fail.

Is there something wrong again with connecting rod bearings on Honda’s 3.5-litre V6 engine? That’s what U.S. authorities want to know. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened an investigation covering approximately 1.

The NHTSA is investigating an engine issue implicating 1.4 million 2016-2020 Honda and Acura vehicles. These could join an existing recall.

The connecting rod bearings on vehicles with 3.5-liter V6 engines can fail and cause the engine to stop working.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched an investigation into 1.4 million Honda and Acura vehicles following reports of severe engine issues.The probe comes after Honda issued a recall in November 2023 for 249,

If this recall query into failing 3.5-liter V6 engines will morph into a new recall, Honda will have to fix a staggering 1.4 million vehicles in the US alone

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it’s opening a recall query to determine the severity of the problem in vehicles not included in the 2023 recall.

A year into the recall, though, authorities aren’t sure Honda is doing right by affected vehicle owners.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has concerns about several models from different years, including the Honda Pilot and Acura MDX, the Honda Odyssey and Acura TLX, and Honda Ridgeline.

The U.S. government's highway safety agency is conducting an investigation regarding claims that engines could fail on as many as 1.4 million Honda and Acura vehicles.