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Massive Multi-Model Impact: Honda is recalling nearly 99,000 vehicles across a vast lineup of Honda and Acura models spanning a decade of production (model years 2016–2026), making it a widespread inventory issue for used car lots.
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Airbag Safety Risk: The recall targets defective front passenger seat weight sensors that can crack and short circuit, potentially causing airbags to deploy unexpectedly or fail to suppress properly during a collision.
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Expanded Campaign & Free Remedy: Registered as NHTSA ID 26V332000, this action expands on an earlier 2024 recall. Dealerships will replace the faulty sensors free of charge, with official owner notification letters scheduled to go out starting July 6, 2026.
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Honda announced a recall involving numerous models.
The recall involves certain 2018-2021, 2023 Acura TLX, 2019-2024 RDX, 2017-2020, 2022-2026 MDX, 2017-2021, 2023, 2025 Honda Ridgeline, 2017-2022 Pilot, 2019-2021 Passport, 2018-2026 Odyssey, 2019-2022 Insight, 2019-2021 HR-V, 2018-2020 Fit, 2020-2022 CR-V Hybrid, 2017-2022 CR-V, 2017-2018, 2021 Civic Type R, 2017-2021 Civic hatchback, 2016-2020 Civic coupe, 2016-2022 Civic, 2017-2022 Accord Hybrid, and 2016-2022 Accord vehicles. The front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, which can cause the air bags to deploy unintentionally during a crash.
The NHTSA ID number is 26V332000.
The potential number of units affected is 98892.
Dealers will replace the seat weight sensors, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed July 6. Honda’s numbers for this recall are BOL, WO9, OOA, WOM, XOH, NOC, POD, BOE, UOF, POB, EOG, AOI, QO8, TOJ, DO7, and SOK. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 24V064. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning May 29.
