According to a recently published statement by Honda America, the recall of approximately 101,000 Honda Pilot vehicles, 60,000 Acura MDX vehicles, 21,000 Acura RL vehicles( from the 2005 model year) and approximately 800 Acura MDX vehicles (from the 2006 model year) will be conducted. The identified area of concern according to the report is the Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA) system with its potential to malfunction. Honda affirms that no crashes or injuries have yet been recorded owing to this anomaly, however several complaints about such malfunctions were reported.

As stated by Honda America; ‘If an electrical capacitor on the VSA control unit was damaged during manufacture, the VSA system could malfunction and apply a small amount of brake force for a fraction of a second, without any input by the driver.’

What this means is that false and undesired braking can occur if the driver applies the brakes during a VSA system malfunction. To remedy this potential issue, Honda and Acura dealers will install a new electrical sub-harness, free of charge. As an added precautionary measure, approximately 51,000 of the included Pilot vehicles will also be inspected to make sure that an electrical ground bolt for the VSA system is properly tightened as a loosened ground bolt may cause similar short periods of unexpected brake activation.

This should serve as an alert for car owners that purchased and/or use the stated vehicles to take quick measures to avert any impending accident. As stated in the article, this recall applies only to American imported Honda and Acura vehicles; Honda vehicles that were bought from local dealers here in Nigeria (Japanese imports) are not included.
http://www.autobaseafrica.com/honda-recalls-2005-honda-pilot-2005-2006-acura-mdx-and-2005-acura-rl/

After 8 years, the information is questionable, i've never read this in any Honda site.