Honda (American Honda Motor Co.): Air Bags › Sensor › Occupant Classification › Front Passenger
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 1, 2024 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 750,114. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Pilot, Accord, Civic sedan, HR-V, Odyssey, 2020 Civic coupe, Fit, 2021-2022 Civic hatchback, 2021 Civic Type R, Insight, 2020-2021 CR-V, CR-V Hybrid, Passport, Ridgeline, Accord Hybrid, 2020 Acura MDX, 2022 Acura MDX, 2020-2022 Acura RDX, and 2020-2021 Acura TLX vehicles. The front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, failing to suppress the air bag as intended.
The risk
An air bag that deploys unintentionally during a crash can increase the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the seat weight sensors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 28, 2024. This is a phased recall. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for these recalls are XHP and VHQ.
35 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Acura MDX | 159 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2022 Acura RDX | 31 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 Honda Accord | 262 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 Honda Civic | 886 | 4 | 3 | 34 |
| 2022 Honda HR-V | 89 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 2022 Honda Odyssey | 142 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 Honda Pilot | 172 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 2021 Acura RDX | 118 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 Acura TLX | 72 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 Honda Accord | 246 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 2021 Honda Accord Hybrid | 48 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 Honda Civic | 147 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 2021 Honda Civic Type R | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 Honda CR-V | 338 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| 2021 Honda CR-V Hybrid | 106 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 Honda HR-V | 64 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 Honda Insight | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 Honda Odyssey | 147 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 Honda Passport | 145 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 2021 Honda Pilot | 452 | 10 | 2 | 14 |
| 2021 Honda Ridgeline | 103 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 Acura MDX | 226 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 Acura RDX | 351 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 Acura TLX | 63 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 Honda Accord | 368 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 2020 Honda Accord Hybrid | 39 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 Honda Civic | 234 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| 2020 Honda CR-V | 358 | 7 | 2 | 21 |
| 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid | 87 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 Honda Fit | 37 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 Honda HR-V | 86 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 2020 Honda Odyssey | 491 | 14 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 Honda Passport | 105 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 Honda Pilot | 493 | 11 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020 Honda Ridgeline | 170 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
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 24V064000.
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