Honda (American Honda Motor Co.): Electrical System › Software
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 23, 2025 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 294,612. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2022-2025 Acura MDX Type-S, 2023-2025 Honda Pilot, and 2021-2025 Acura TLX Type-S vehicles. A software error in the fuel injection electronic control unit (FI-ECU) may cause an engine stall or a loss of power.
The risk
An engine stall or loss of power can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
The remedy
Dealers will reprogram the FI-ECU software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 17, 2025. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are EL1 and AL0.
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Acura MDX Type S | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 Acura TLX Type S | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 Honda Pilot | 216 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 2024 Acura MDX Type S | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 Acura TLX Type S | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 Honda Pilot | 117 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 Acura MDX Type S | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Acura TLX Type S | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Honda Pilot | 148 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 Acura MDX Type S | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 Acura TLX Type S | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Acura TLX Type S | 32 | 1 | 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 25V031000.
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