The defect
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Honda Accord Hybrid vehicles manufactured August 29, 2013, to May 30, 2015. Electrical interference may cause the hybrid system to switch into fail-safe mode, disabling the gasoline engine, limiting the vehicle's speed to 40 miles per hour and functioning only on battery power. Once the battery is discharged, the vehicle will stall.
The risk
A vehicle stall increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will update the hybrid system software, free of charge. The recall began on November 6, 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is JT7.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Honda Accord hybrid | 2014, 2015 |
Components: HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honda Accord hybrid | 2014 | 24 | 1 |
| Honda Accord hybrid | 2015 | 39 | 1 |
Other hybrid propulsion system recalls in 2015
4 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the hybrid propulsion system; Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) filed 245 campaigns in all.
| 15V796000 24 Nov 2015 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 15V449000 15 Jul 2015 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 15V143000 13 Mar 2015 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015