The defect
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Pilot, Accord, Civic sedan, HR-V, Odyssey, 2020 Civic coupe, Fit, 2021-2022 Civic hatchback, 2021 Civic Type R, Insight, 2020-2021 CR-V, CR-V Hybrid, Passport, Ridgeline, Accord Hybrid, 2020 Acura MDX, 2022 Acura MDX, 2020-2022 Acura RDX, and 2020-2021 Acura TLX vehicles. The front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, failing to suppress the air bag as intended.
The risk
An air bag that deploys unintentionally during a crash can increase the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the seat weight sensors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 28, 2024. This is a phased recall. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for these recalls are XHP and VHQ.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
Components: AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER
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 | 2020 | 224 | 8 |
| Acura MDX | 2022 | 157 | 2 |
| Acura RDX | 2020 | 348 | 5 |
| Acura RDX | 2021 | 116 | 3 |
| Acura RDX | 2022 | 31 | 2 |
| Acura TLX | 2020 | 63 | 5 |
| Acura TLX | 2021 | 72 | 4 |
| Honda Accord | 2020 | 364 | 5 |
| Honda Accord | 2021 | 245 | 4 |
| Honda Accord | 2022 | 260 | 4 |
| Honda Accord hybrid | 2020 | 39 | 5 |
| Honda Accord hybrid | 2021 | 48 | 3 |
| Honda CR-V | 2020 | 356 | 7 |
| Honda CR-V | 2021 | 337 | 4 |
| Honda CR-V Hybrid | 2020 | 85 | 5 |
| Honda CR-V Hybrid | 2021 | 106 | 3 |
| Honda Civic | 2020 | 231 | 5 |
| Honda Civic | 2021 | 147 | 4 |
| Honda Civic | 2022 | 885 | 4 |
| Honda Civic Type R | 2021 | 11 | 2 |
| Honda Fit | 2020 | 36 | 4 |
| Honda HR-V | 2020 | 85 | 5 |
| Honda HR-V | 2021 | 64 | 4 |
| Honda HR-V | 2022 | 89 | 3 |
| Honda Insight | 2021 | 25 | 3 |
| Honda Odyssey | 2020 | 486 | 14 |
| Honda Odyssey | 2021 | 147 | 8 |
| Honda Odyssey | 2022 | 140 | 9 |
| Honda Passport | 2020 | 104 | 10 |
| Honda Passport | 2021 | 144 | 7 |
Other air bags recalls in 2024
45 of the 950 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2024 concerned the air bags; Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) filed 245 campaigns in all.
| 24V967000 23 Dec 2024 | Tesla, Inc. |
| 24V960000 20 Dec 2024 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC |
| 24V939000 18 Dec 2024 | Polestar Automotive USA, Inc. |
| 24V938000 18 Dec 2024 | Volvo Car USA, LLC |
| 24V933000 17 Dec 2024 | VinFast Auto, LLC |
| 24V910000 5 Dec 2024 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 24V897000 27 Nov 2024 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| 24V891000 25 Nov 2024 | Pagani S.p.A |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2024