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

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

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

It's been a rough year for owners of certain Honda and Acura vehicles. A year ago this month, Honda and Acura both issued recalls regarding issues with the engines in certain models. At that time over 248,000 of the 250,000 and change recalls impacted 2018-2019 Honda Pilot SUVs and Odyssey minivans, and 2017-2019 Ridgeline trucks.

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 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.

The investigation is looking at vehicles that may have a “failure of connecting rod bearings leading to complete engine failure."