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The front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, which can cause the air bags to deploy unintentionally during a crash.","consequence":"Air bags that deploy unintentionally during a crash increase the risk of injury.","remedy":"Dealers will replace the seat weight sensors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 7, 2026. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are BOL, WO9, OOA, WOM, XOH, NOC, POD, BOE, UOF, POB, EOG, AOI, QO8, TOJ, DO7, and SOK. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 24V064. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning May 29, 2026.","notes":"","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"Refer to Comments","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"23V858000","component":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP","mfr":"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)","reported":"2023-12-18","owner_notified":"2024-03-29","units":2490460,"summary":"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2023 Honda Accord, Civic Coupe, Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R, CR-V, HR-V, Ridgeline, Odyssey, Acura ILX, MDX, MDX Hybrid, RDX, RLX, TLX, 2019-2022 Honda Insight, Passport, 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda Clarity PHEV, Fit, and 2015-2020 Honda Accord Hybrid, Pilot, Acura NSX vehicles.  The fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.","consequence":"Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will replace the fuel pump module, free of charge.  Owner letters were mailed September 6, 2024.  Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138.  Honda's numbers for this recall are KGC and KGD.  This recall is an expansion of NHTSA recall numbers 21V-215 and 20V-314.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"KGC, KGD","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"19V060000","component":"FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP","mfr":"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)","reported":"2019-01-29","owner_notified":"2019-03-25","units":437032,"summary":"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Acura MDX, 2015-2019 Acura TLX and 2015-2017 Honda Accord vehicles, equipped with a 3.5L V6 engine.  Particulates in fuel may adhere to the internal components of the fuel pump, reducing its performance.","consequence":"Reduced fuel pump performance can result in an engine stall, increasing the risk of crash.","remedy":"Honda will notify owners, and dealers will update the fuel injection engine control unit (FI-ECU) software and, if necessary, replace the fuel pump, free of charge.  The recall began March 25, 2019.  Owners may contact customer service at 1-888-234-2138.  Acura's recall number for this recall is P3W.  Honda's recall number for this recall is N3X.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"N3X, P3W","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"17V418000","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY","mfr":"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)","reported":"2017-06-29","owner_notified":"2017-11-08","units":1148550,"summary":"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2016 Honda Accord vehicles.  The case for the battery sensor, part of the battery management system, may allow water to get in, potentially causing an electrical short.","consequence":"An electrical short increases the risk of a fire.","remedy":"Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the sensor, free of charge.  Dealers will perform an interim remedy of applying adhesive to the case to prevent water intrusion.  The recall began November 8, 2017.  Owners may contact American Honda Customer Support Center at 1-888-234-2138.  Honda's number for this recall is KG0.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"KG0","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"critical"}],"recall_count":4,"critical_count":1,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":61,"grade":"D","complaints":{"count":600,"crash":32,"fire":5,"injured":29,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Electrical System",194],["Exterior Lighting",127],["Unspecified",124],["Engine",44],["Fuel/Propulsion System",39],["Steering",30]],"by_year":{"2015":2,"2016":57,"2017":61,"2018":82,"2019":88,"2020":38,"2021":27,"2022":24,"2023":42,"2024":41,"2025":88,"2026":50},"excerpts":[["2022-06-21","Back Over Prevention","My clock and rear view camera stopped working at the same time. Everything else still works."],["2022-04-27","Electrical System","Computer failed. Dashboard lights keep going on and off. Checked by a mechanic and confirmed Battery sensor failure. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s dangerous to drive the car when dashboard lights are on because it doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t respond normally to speed paddle or brakes and engine shuts down suddenly."],["2022-04-23","Electrical System","On a daily or several days/wk basis, either 1) the \"Navigation Screen\" will freeze in displaying the map the driver is using OR 2) both the \"Audio/Information Screen\" & the \"Navigation Screen\" will go blank (displaying only a solid black screen). In problem #1, the driver is distracted & disrupted from continually view\u2026"]]},"investigations":[{"action":"DP22005","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM","opened":"2023-01-27","closed":"2023-08-07","campaign":"22V063000","subject":"Pedestrian alert sounds","summary":"NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matt"}],"ncap":[{"desc":"2 DR FWD","overall":5,"frontal":5,"side":5,"rollover":5,"rollover_risk":0.099,"seats":5,"fcw":"Optional","ldw":"Optional","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"Standard","variant":null},{"desc":"4 DR FWD","overall":5,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":5,"rollover_risk":0.099,"seats":5,"fcw":"Optional","ldw":"Optional","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"Standard","variant":null}],"popularity":24,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":30,"ncap":5,"complaints":600},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 06:27 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}