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NHTSA campaign 21V215000

2018–2020 Acura and Honda: fuel system, gasoline recall

Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.

high624,552 vehicles affected95% reported repaired

What was reported

Source: manufacturer filing, 49 CFR Part 573
ProblemHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Acura MDX, MDX Sport Hybrid, RDX, TLX, Honda Accord, Civic Hatchback, Insight, 2019 Acura ILX, Honda Accord Hybrid, Civic Coupe, Civic Coupe Si, Civic Sedan, Civic Sedan Si, Civic Type R, Fit, HR-V, Odyssey, Passport, Pilot and Ridgeline, and 2018-2019 CR-V vehicles. The low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.RiskFuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.FixHonda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump assembly, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed May 18, 2021. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Note: This recall is an expansion of recall 20V-314.

Reported to NHTSA Mar 25, 2021 by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.), owners notified May 18, 2021.

Which vehicles are covered

Source: NHTSA campaign 21V215000
Model yearClassSafety SignalRecalls on file
2019 Acura ILXCompact SedanD5
2019 Acura MDXCompact SUVF9
2020 Acura MDXCompact SUVF8
2019 Acura RDXCompact SUVD5
2020 Acura RDXCompact SUVD5
2019 Acura TLXCompact SedanF6
2020 Acura TLXCompact SedanF5
2019 Honda AccordLarge SedanF6
2020 Honda AccordLarge SedanF6
2018 Honda CR-VMidsize SUVD5
2019 Honda CR-VMidsize SUVF8
2019 Honda CivicMidsize SedanD4
2020 Honda CivicMidsize SedanD5
2019 Honda FitCompact HatchbackD6
2019 Honda HR-VCompact SUVF7
2019 Honda InsightMidsize SedanF8
2020 Honda InsightMidsize SedanF6
2019 Honda OdysseyMinivanF20
2019 Honda PassportCompact SUVF10
2019 Honda PilotLarge SUVF13
2019 Honda RidgelineLarge Pickup truckF11

Those are the model years inside WhichTrim's range, 2016 onward. The campaign may cover others outside it, and the only thing that settles whether one specific vehicle is included is its VIN.

How much of it has been fixed

Source: manufacturer quarterly report, 49 CFR 573.7
Reported repaired95%

of the campaign

The final figure: the six quarters of reporting that 49 cfr 573.7 requires have closed.

This is the manufacturer's own cumulative count of vehicles it has inspected and repaired, divided by the vehicles the campaign covers. It files that count with NHTSA every quarter for six consecutive quarters, starting from the quarter in which owners were told a remedy was ready, and then the obligation ends — so a figure on an older campaign is where the count stopped, not where it stands today.

It rarely reaches 100%, and not because the work was not done. The same report asks manufacturers to count vehicles they could not reach at all — exported, stolen, scrapped, or simply never located — and those stay in the denominator. A low number means a lot of these vehicles are still out there unrepaired; it does not tell you which ones.

The federal paperwork

Source: nhtsa.gov

Filed documents

NHTSA has not published the scanned filings for this campaign, or has not published them yet. The campaign record itself is on their site.

Check one specific vehicle

A recall applies to a build range, so year, make and model cannot settle it. NHTSA checks a VIN against the manufacturer's own list and tells you whether the repair is still outstanding on that vehicle.

NHTSA VIN recall lookup →

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR Part 573

Does this recall repair cost anything?

No. Federal law requires the manufacturer to remedy a safety defect or a compliance failure at no charge, for vehicles up to 15 years old measured from the date of first sale. A dealer that asks you to pay for a recall repair is in the wrong.

How do I know whether my vehicle is included?

By VIN, not by model year. The manufacturer files a build range with NHTSA and only vehicles inside it are covered, so two identical-looking cars from the same year can differ. NHTSA's own lookup checks a VIN against the manufacturer's list.

What if the repair is not available yet?

It happens, and often. Manufacturers must notify owners when a defect is found even if the parts or the software are not ready, then notify them a second time once the remedy exists. The remedy filed for this campaign is described above.

What did the manufacturer say was wrong?

The problem, risk and fix quoted on this page are the manufacturer's own words as filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR Part 573. WhichTrim does not paraphrase them.

Who started this recall?

NHTSA's record credits the manufacturer. A recall can begin with the manufacturer's own testing, with a defect investigation, or with a compliance test against a Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard.