The defect
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Acura MDX, MDX Sport Hybrid, RDX, TLX, Honda Accord, Civic Hatchback, Insight, 2019 Acura ILX, Honda Accord Hybrid, Civic Coupe, Civic Coupe Si, Civic Sedan, Civic Sedan Si, Civic Type R, Fit, HR-V, Odyssey, Passport, Pilot and Ridgeline, and 2018-2019 CR-V vehicles. The low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
The risk
Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump assembly, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed May 18, 2021. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Note: This recall is an expansion of recall 20V-314.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: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 ILX | 2019 | 36 | 5 |
| Acura MDX | 2019 | 190 | 9 |
| Acura MDX | 2020 | 224 | 8 |
| Acura MDX Sport Hybrid | 2019 | 8 | 2 |
| Acura MDX Sport Hybrid | 2020 | 5 | 1 |
| Acura RDX | 2019 | 440 | 5 |
| Acura RDX | 2020 | 348 | 5 |
| Acura TLX | 2019 | 93 | 6 |
| Acura TLX | 2020 | 63 | 5 |
| Honda Accord | 2019 | 698 | 6 |
| Honda Accord | 2020 | 364 | 5 |
| Honda Accord hybrid | 2019 | 94 | 5 |
| Honda CR-V | 2018 | 2,161 | 5 |
| Honda CR-V | 2019 | 1,106 | 8 |
| Honda Civic | 2019 | 439 | 4 |
| Honda Civic | 2020 | 231 | 5 |
| Honda Civic Type R | 2019 | 6 | 2 |
| Honda Fit | 2019 | 136 | 6 |
| Honda HR-V | 2019 | 236 | 7 |
| Honda Insight | 2019 | 99 | 8 |
| Honda Insight | 2020 | 31 | 6 |
| Honda Odyssey | 2019 | 992 | 20 |
| Honda Passport | 2019 | 282 | 10 |
| Honda Pilot | 2019 | 919 | 13 |
| Honda Ridgeline | 2019 | 237 | 11 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 2021
40 of the 988 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2021 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) filed 245 campaigns in all.
| 21V976000 16 Dec 2021 | Ford Motor Company |
| 21V961000 13 Dec 2021 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC |
| 21V957000 9 Dec 2021 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| 21V917000 22 Nov 2021 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| 21V901000 18 Nov 2021 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 21V875000 12 Nov 2021 | Mazda North American Operations |
| 21V879000 12 Nov 2021 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| 21V878000 12 Nov 2021 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2021