Honda (American Honda Motor Co.): Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 10, 2020 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 737,233. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Accord Sedan, Accord Hybrid, and 2019-2020 Insight vehicles. A software error may cause intermittent or continuous disruptions in communication between the Body Control Module (BCM) and other components. This may result in malfunctions of various systems such as the windshield wipers and defroster, rearview camera, exterior lights, audible warning of a stopped vehicle, and power window operation. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 103, "Windshield Defrosting and Defogging Systems" and number 111, "Rear Visibility" as well as FMVSS numbers 104, 108, 114, 118, and 305.
The risk
Various system malfunctions such as inoperative windshield wipers, defroster, rearview camera, or exterior lighting can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will update the BCM software, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin February 22, 2021. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is X95.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Honda Accord | 368 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 2020 Honda Accord Hybrid | 39 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 Honda Insight | 31 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 Honda Accord | 698 | 6 | 2 | 26 |
| 2019 Honda Accord Hybrid | 94 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 Honda Insight | 101 | 8 | 1 | 12 |
| 2018 Honda Accord | 1,897 | 6 | 4 | 35 |
| 2018 Honda Accord Hybrid | 116 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
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 20V771000.
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