I changed my oil last night and noticed a white sticker on the bottom of my transmission. It's about 1.5" tall and 3" long and reads:

|||||||||||||||||||||||||||| (there's a barcode on the top)
BCLA-5061592
3RCLAA1
DUPLICATE
DO NOT USE



The "Do Not Use" part is what scares me. Is that a sticker indicating that the transmission should not have been used in a production car (maybe just a prototype used for fitting on the assembly line)?

Is there anywhere I can go to get more information about this? (such as a honda tech line)? I'd prefer to directly address this issue with Honda and avoid the dealer if possible. If this part should not have been used at the factory, then I think I deserve a new transmission. Seems like a big slip up by quality control.


I do notice that my transmission makes a high piched whine at around 68MPH (+/- 1 MPH) that goes away when I let off the gas. Anyone else experience this?

 

u should bring it back to the dealer.

 

I doubt it's anything like that, but it would be interesting to find out WTF it is. Send a PM to "hondatech", he's a Honda technician and knows a ton about this stuff.

 

hehe, this is quite interesting, but it could easily be a meaningless sticker. See if you can look under the 7th gens at the dealership lot...

 

sounds like the barcode is a duplicate and shouldnt be used

 

lol!