The defect
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Acura MDX, 2015-2019 Acura TLX and 2015-2017 Honda Accord vehicles, equipped with a 3.5L V6 engine. Particulates in fuel may adhere to the internal components of the fuel pump, reducing its performance.
The risk
Reduced fuel pump performance can result in an engine stall, increasing the risk of crash.
The remedy
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will update the fuel injection engine control unit (FI-ECU) software and, if necessary, replace the fuel pump, free of charge. The recall began March 25, 2019. Owners may contact customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Acura's recall number for this recall is P3W. Honda's recall number for this recall is N3X.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Acura MDX | 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| Acura TLX | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Honda Accord | 2015, 2016, 2017 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acura MDX | 2016 | 377 | 7 |
| Acura MDX | 2017 | 260 | 8 |
| Acura MDX | 2018 | 169 | 10 |
| Acura TLX | 2015 | 344 | 6 |
| Acura TLX | 2016 | 111 | 3 |
| Acura TLX | 2017 | 71 | 3 |
| Acura TLX | 2018 | 96 | 4 |
| Acura TLX | 2019 | 93 | 6 |
| Honda Accord | 2015 | 601 | 5 |
| Honda Accord | 2016 | 610 | 4 |
| Honda Accord | 2017 | 539 | 3 |
Other fuel system, other recalls in 2019
5 of the 880 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2019 concerned the fuel system, other; Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) filed 245 campaigns in all.
| 19V656000 17 Sept 2019 | McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc. |
| 19V260000 1 Apr 2019 | Labrie Enviroquip Group |
| 19V233000 25 Mar 2019 | North American Repower LLC |
| 19V146000 28 Feb 2019 | A-1 Auto Electric |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2019