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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":"25V391000","component":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES","mfr":"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)","reported":"2025-06-12","owner_notified":"2025-07-28","units":259033,"summary":"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2021-2025 Acura TLX, 2023-2025 Acura MDX, and 2023-2025 Honda Pilot vehicles. The brake pedal pivot pin was not secured properly, which can cause the pedal to shift out of position. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 108, \"Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment\" and 135, \"Light Vehicle Brake Systems.\"","consequence":"A brake pedal that shifts out of position can prevent the driver from applying the brakes as intended, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.","remedy":"Dealers will inspect and replace the brake pedal assembly as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 29, 2025. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are FLX and XLY.","notes":"","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"FLX, XLY","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"25V031000","component":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM","mfr":"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)","reported":"2025-01-23","owner_notified":"2025-03-17","units":294612,"summary":"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2022-2025 Acura MDX Type-S, 2023-2025 Honda Pilot, and 2021-2025 Acura TLX Type-S vehicles.  A software error in the fuel injection electronic control unit (FI-ECU) may cause an engine stall or a loss of power.","consequence":"An engine stall or loss of power can increase the risk of a crash or injury.","remedy":"Dealers will reprogram the FI-ECU software, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed March 17, 2025.  Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138.  Honda's numbers for this recall are EL1 and AL0.","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 nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"EL1, AL0","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"24V950000","component":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY","mfr":"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)","reported":"2024-12-19","owner_notified":"2025-02-03","units":167,"summary":"Acura (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2021-2023 TLX vehicles.  The fuel filler neck and fuel tank may have been improperly welded, which can result in a fuel leak.","consequence":"A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.","remedy":"Dealers will replace the fuel tank assembly, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed February 3, 2025.  Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138.  Acura's number for this recall is JKX.","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 nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"JKX","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":18,"crash":0,"fire":0,"injured":0,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Power Train",8],["Unspecified",6],["Electrical System",2],["Service Brakes",2],["Wheels",1],["Suspension",1]],"by_year":{"2023":4,"2025":7,"2026":7},"excerpts":[["2026-07-08","Power Train","Transmission and transfer case failure. Causing the loss of power to the rear wheels. Reducing the traction and stability of the vehicle."],["2026-07-05","Power Train","While making a right turn from a stop the car made a bang sound followed by grinding upon acceleration. I took my 23 TLX type S to a local Dunn Tire and asked them to put it on the lift. They raised all tires off the ground, started the car, and accelerated. Only the front wheels spun. This is the exact scenario lots o\u2026"],["2026-06-09","Power Train","The AWD components fail and turns the car into front wheel drive only. Yes it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s available. This puts mine and others after at risk due to expecting the car to accelerate at a full stop instead, it causes me to slowly accelerate <5 mph until the system recognizes it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s in FWD only. I fear that someone will rear end m\u2026"]]},"investigations":[{"action":"DP26001","component":"POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)","opened":"2026-03-06","closed":"2026-08-04","campaign":"","subject":"All wheel drive allegation","summary":"The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has completed its review of a Petition dated January 9, 2026, requesting an investigation into the loss of the optional all-wheel drive capability in model year (MY) 2021-2023 Acura TLX and MY 2022-2023 Acura MDX vehicles. The Petition alleges failures in the interfacing splines between the front wheel drive transaxle and the rear wheel drive power take off unit.\u00c2\u00a0Failure of these splines prevents the transfer of drive power to the rear axle, making the vehicle front wheel drive only.\u00c2\u00a0The Petition further alleges that this failure reduces vehicle directional control. Most traditional AWD systems utilize mechanical and passive measures. These systems"},{"action":"EA25004","component":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE","opened":"2025-03-26","closed":"","campaign":"","subject":"No Restart After Auto Start/Stop Engages","summary":"On June 3, 2022, the O\u00ef\u00ac\u0192ce of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened Preliminary Evaluation PE22005 after the agency received VOQs and several \u00ef\u00ac\ufffdeld reports concerning the Auto Idle Stop (AIS) feature on 2016-2019MY Honda Pilot vehicles. The complaints allege that the engine fails to restart on its own from a complete stop at a tra\u00ef\u00ac\u0192c light or road intersection with the AIS function engaged. The subject vehicles are equipped with a 3.5L engine with a 9-speed automatic transmission. On January 6, 2023, Honda released service bulletins 23-008 and 23-009. These service bulletins address the failure to restart issue in the 2016-2019MY Honda Pilot vehicles, as well as the 2015-2020 Acura TLX, 2016"}],"ncap":[{"desc":"4 DR AWD","overall":5,"frontal":5,"side":5,"rollover":5,"rollover_risk":0.09,"seats":5,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"Standard","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"4 DR FWD","overall":5,"frontal":5,"side":5,"rollover":5,"rollover_risk":0.09,"seats":5,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"Standard","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":999,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":25,"ncap":5,"complaints":18},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 06:27 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}