The defect
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013 Honda Accord vehicles equipped with a 4-cylinder engine and a continuously-variable transmission. The affected vehicles were originally sold, or ever registered, in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The driveshaft may corrode and break, due to damage from road salt or other contaminants.
The risk
A broken driveshaft can result in a loss of drive power, or a vehicle rollaway when the vehicle is in park without the parking brake applied. Both scenarios can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect and replace the driveshaft assemblies as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 11, 2025. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is OM2. This recall expands previous recall number 20V769.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Honda Accord | 2013 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
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 | 2013 | 1,426 | 5 |
Other power train recalls in 2025
41 of the 891 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2025 concerned the power train; Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) filed 245 campaigns in all.
| 25V881000 18 Dec 2025 | Ford Motor Company |
| 25V866000 12 Dec 2025 | Ford Motor Company |
| 25V860000 12 Dec 2025 | Ford Motor Company |
| 25V863000 12 Dec 2025 | Ford Motor Company |
| 25V723000 23 Oct 2025 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 25V705000 16 Oct 2025 | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC |
| 25V702000 15 Oct 2025 | International Motors, LLC |
| 25V703000 15 Oct 2025 | International Motors, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2025