Honda, Acura recall ~100K vehicles, trace problem to natural disaster
Honda Accord cars are displayed on the sales lot at Honda Marin on October 16, 2024 in San Rafael, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Approximately 100,000 Honda and Acura vehicles are being recalled over an issue that the manufacturer explained began with a natural disaster.
Why you should care:
More than a dozen different models, ranging in year from 2016 to 2026 and including some of the most popular ones the company makes, are affected by the recall.
Honda, which owns the Acura nameplate, explained in its National Highway Traffic Safety Administration filing that a defect could cause the front passenger airbag to deploy even when it should not, such as when there is a child or a child seat there.
Honda, Acura Recall List
The NHTSA filing included a list of all models included in the recall. Numbers of potentially affected vehicles listed in the report indicate that only a limited number of vehicles for each model are included in the recall.
- Acura MDX - 2017-2020, 2022-2026
- Acura RDX - 2019-2024
- Acura TLX - 2018-2021, 2023
- Honda Accord - 2016-2022
- Honda Accord Hybrid - 2017-2022
- Honda Civic - 2016-2022
- Honda Civic Hatchback - 2017-2021
- Honda Civic Type R - 2017-2018, 2021
- Honda CR-V - 2017-2022
- Honda CR-V Hybrid - 2020-2022
- Honda Fit - 2018-2020
- Honda HR-V - 2019-2021
- Honda Insight - 2019-2022
- Honda Odyssey - 2018-2026
- Honda Passport - 2019-2021
- Honda Pilot - 2017-2022
- Honda Ridgeline - 2017-2021, 2023, 2025
What you can do:
Honda dealers have been notified about the recall and owners will be notified in early July, according to the filing. Owners who want to check for themselves will also be able to search specifically for their vehicles’ VIN on the NHTSA recall website.
The backstory:
Honda blamed the recall on a capacitor that is in the printed motherboard of the front passenger seat’s weight sensor. It explained that the capacitor could crack and short circuit.
According to the filing, one of Honda’s suppliers needed to change the material that was used to make the motherboard when a natural disaster struck the manufacturing plant of a company further down the supply chain. The alternate material could allow for more strain on the motherboard, leading to the capacitor cracking.
The report did not indicate the company affected by the disaster or what had happened.
The Source: Information for this article was taken from Honda and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. This story was reported from Orlando.