The defect
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Honda CR-V vehicles that recently received a replacement engine. The replacement engine may have been built with the wrong pistons, potentially affecting the engine's performance.
The risk
The reduced performance may result in an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the engines and replace the incorrect components, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began June 20, 2017. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is KF6.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Honda CR-V | 2015, 2016 |
Components: ENGINE
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 CR-V | 2015 | 672 | 3 |
| Honda CR-V | 2016 | 394 | 3 |
Other engine recalls in 2017
6 of the 810 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2017 concerned the engine; Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) filed 245 campaigns in all.
| 17V672000 23 Oct 2017 | Ford Motor Company |
| 17V368000 7 Jun 2017 | Porsche Cars North America, Inc. |
| 17V356000 1 Jun 2017 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 17V338000 24 May 2017 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 17V247000 11 Apr 2017 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2017