Honda (American Honda Motor Co.): Back Over Prevention › Display Function
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 2, 2023 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 114,686. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Fit and 2019-2022 HR-V vehicles. The rearview camera image may not display when the engine is started with a key, due to a design error in the audio display power circuit. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
The risk
An inoperative rearview camera display can reduce the driver's rear visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will update the display audio unit software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 13, 2023. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is 6DW. This recall has been superseded by NHTSA recall number 24V-384. Vehicles previously repaired under recall 23V-046 will need to have the new remedy completed under recall 24V-384.
7 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Honda HR-V | 89 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 2021 Honda HR-V | 64 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020 Honda Fit | 37 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 Honda HR-V | 86 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 2019 Honda Fit | 138 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 2019 Honda HR-V | 241 | 7 | 1 | 19 |
| 2018 Honda Fit | 117 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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 23V046000.
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