Honda (American Honda Motor Co.): Equipment › Electrical
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 18, 2019 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,082. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Clarity Fuel Cell vehicles. Internal components may corrode and cause the water pump to fail.
The risk
A failure of the water pump can cause the vehicle to stall, increasing the risk of crash.
The remedy
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the water pump, free of charge. The recall began June 10, 2019. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is L4N.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Honda Clarity Fuel Cell | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Honda Clarity Fuel Cell | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 19V315000.
Full record for the 2018 Honda Clarity Fuel Cell → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →