At this point in its life, I'm not too terribly worried about it. Once again, I'm afraid to use power equipment on the bumper for fear of making an expensive paint mistake. I've kept the truck washed and waxed religiously since I've owned it and the problem hasn't gotten any worse. They're just areas where it looks like a bit of a stone chip, but it's smooth to the touch. These areas aren't rough or pitted at all, which is strange to me. There are marks all over the front bumper, front grill area and side mirrors where it looks as if the acid from the bugs ate through the clear and paint down to the primer. Also, the previous owner must have run through an entire swarm of love bugs (Florida) and left them on the there for several weeks or longer. I'm afraid to take a power buffer/rubbing compound to it for fear of rubbing through the clear. I have orange peel all over the rear quarters, parts of the doors and on the rear of the truck. The issues I have with the paint are that I think it's pretty thin. I haven't noticed any cracking at all on any part of my 07 nimbus grey RTL. With so few Ridgelines sold (compared to civics) and probably fewer with the defective paint codes, it would be easy for AHMC to just let Ridgeline owners go without the same benefit being afforded other AHMC model owners. My guess is that AHMC is trying to let other Models with the defective paint go unnoticed so as to avoid a larger recall. My question to the forum - have other members with either Blue or Black paint (Paint Codes B-529P, B-92P, or NH-731P, note: paint code is on sticker on driver side door jamb) had similar cracking of paint on hood and fenders? I have not taken to a dealer yet as I expect them to defer to AHMC/recalls. All they would say is that a recall has not been issued for the Ridgeline. NOTE: the service bulletin has great photos of the defective paint. (AHMC) issued a Warranty Extension (Service Bulletin 12-049, dated 08/24/12 and attached) for 2006-2010 Civics that exhibited similar paint cracking with SAME paint code as on my Ridgeline. However, I recently discovered that American Honda Motor Co. At the time I did not think that this was a paint defect. I noticed a year ago that the paint on the hood and front fenders was cracking (numerous small, 3mm-5mm bird foot patterns). I have a 2006 Ridgeline painted with Nighthawk Black Paint (Paint Code B-92P-4).
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