NHTSA Complaint #11234563 — 2004 HONDA ACCORD

HELLO, I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE COULD HELP ME WITH THIS. I OWN A 2004 HONDA ACCORD WHICH HAS LESS THAN 84K MILES. IT RECENTLY VERY SUDDENLY HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. NOW, A MECHANIC HAS DETERMINED IT MUST BE REPLACED. I THINK I FOUND AN APPLICABLE RECALL, RECALL NHTSA ID NUMBER: 04V176000 HONDA/AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I LOOKED UP THE VIN NUMBER IN YOUR LOOKUP TOOL, BUT IT DID NOT SHOW UP. HOWEVER, I THINK THIS IS BECAUSE THE CAR AND/OR RECALL IS OVER 15 YEARS OLD. I BELIEVE I HAVE FOUND DOCUMENTS ON YOUR SITE THAT SHOW THAT THE VIN FALLS WITHIN THE POSSIBLY EFFECTED VEHICLES. IN THIS DOCUMENT: HTTPS://STATIC.NHTSA.GOV/ODI/RCL/2004/RCDNN-04V176-4295.PDF - THERE IS A SECTION THAT DESCRIBES MY VEHICLE - HONDA ACCORD 4D V6, CERTAIN 2004 MODEL YEAR - 1HGCM665*4A[XXX] ' 1HGCM668*4A[XXX]. MY VEHICLE HAS VIN NUMBER 1HGCM66554A[XXX]. I BELIEVE I FALL WITHIN THIS WINDOW. WOULD ANYONE BE ABLE TO VERIFY THIS FOR ME? WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR, USED, DIRECTLY FROM THE DEALERSHIP (HUNTINGTON HONDA, ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO), THIS RECALL WAS NOT DISCLOSED TO ME. I FEEL THAT IF THERE WAS AN UNREPAIRED OPEN RECALL (WHICH I BELIEVE WOULD HAVE STILL BEEN OPEN AT THE TIME I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE), IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DISCLOSED, IS THAT CORRECT? IF IT WAS NOT DISCLOSED, I FEEL THAT IS UNJUST - DO I HAVE ANY GROUNDS OR RIGHTS FOR THEM TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION? I APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU CAN OFFER. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT *TR*JB