U3000 on Honda vehicles
U3000 is named on 5 Honda model years (2018–2021): 0 manufacturer filings and 6 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Pilot, Odyssey.
Which Honda model years name U3000
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Honda Pilot | Forward Collision Avoidance | — | 2 |
| 2020 Honda Odyssey | Electrical System | — | 1 |
| 2019 Honda Odyssey | Lane Departure | — | 1 |
| 2019 Honda Pilot | Forward Collision Avoidance | — | 1 |
| 2018 Honda Odyssey | Forward Collision Avoidance | — | 1 |
A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.
What Honda owners said
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners’ own words, scrubbed of anything identifying. Unverified reports filed with NHTSA — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
My 2021 Honda Pilot displayed a U3000 diagnostic trouble code, indicating an internal electronic failure of the front-facing multipurpose camera that operates the vehicle's Honda Sensing safety systems (Collision Mitigation Braking System…
What U3000 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIU3000 is a manufacturer-specific code: the second character is a 3, which under the OBD-II standard hands the definition to whoever built the vehicle. The same code can mean one thing on a Ford and something unrelated on a Hyundai. Any site that prints a single definition for it is guessing.
A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Honda and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardIs U3000 a known problem on Honda vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 0 manufacturer filings and 6 owner reports naming U3000 on 5 Honda model years (2018–2021). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.
Which Honda models does U3000 appear on most?
2021 Pilot (2 documents), 2020 Odyssey (1 document), 2019 Odyssey (1 document).
Does U3000 on a Honda mean it is recalled?
No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.