The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Honda Clarity: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Honda reported 49 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Honda Clarity, model years 2017–2021, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2,429 | 41 |
| 2018 | 32 | 0 | 40 | 25,171 | 127 |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 8,102 | 99 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3,104 | 161 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2,620 | 115 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Structure | 15 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 9 | 0 |
| Air Bags | 6 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 5 | 0 |
| Seats | 5 | 0 |
| No System/Component Specified | 4 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 4 | 0 |
| Steering System | 2 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 1 | 0 |
| Power Train | 1 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 |
| Visibility | 1 | 0 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the Honda Clarity puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Honda Clarity, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-18 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-06-25 | 2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2025 Q4 |
| not reported | 2018 | OR | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2025 Q2 |
| 2024-06-23 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2024 Q3 |
| not reported | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-11-24 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 2 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-11-13 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2024 Q1 |
| 2023-11-01 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-07-13 | 2018 | MA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-07-01 | 2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Forward Collision | 2023 Q4 |
| not reported | 2021 | CA | 0 | 2 | Structure | 2022 Q4 |
| not reported | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-10-19 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2022 Q4 |
| not reported | 2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2022 Q3 |
| not reported | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-05-02 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 2 | Steering System | 2022 Q2 |
| 2022-03-30 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2022 Q2 |
| not reported | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2022 Q1 |
| 2022-02-27 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2022 Q2 |
| 2021-07-16 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-06-19 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2021 Q2 |
| 2021-03-06 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2021 Q2 |
| not reported | 2018 | — | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q1 |
| not reported | 2018 | NV | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2021 Q1 |
| not reported | 2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-11-17 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 2 | Forward Collision | 2021 Q2 |
| not reported | 2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2020 Q3 |
| not reported | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2020 Q3 |
| 2020-08-11 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 2 | Forward Collision | 2022 Q1 |
| not reported | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2020 Q2 |
| not reported | 2018 | NY | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Seats | 2020 Q1 |
| 2020-01-08 | 2018 | OH | 0 | 2 | Seat Belts | 2020 Q1 |
| 2019-12-20 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2020 Q3 |
| 2019-12-05 | 2018 | MD | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-11-15 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-10-15 | 2018 | MD | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2019 Q4 |
| not reported | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-08-23 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 3 | Structure | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-07-05 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-05-06 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 3 | Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-04-18 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-03-13 | 2018 | RI | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2019 Q1 |
| not reported | 2018 | FL | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2019 Q1 |
| 2018-11-02 | 2018 | MA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2018 Q4 |
| not reported | 2018 | — | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-08-06 | 2018 | PA | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-06-26 | 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control | 2018 Q2 |
| not reported | 2018 | FL | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2018 Q2 |
| not reported | 2018 | NY | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2018 Q2 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Honda received alleging a death or injury in a Honda Clarity and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a Clarity that sold more will have more rows. All Honda models · What these reports are, and are not.