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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2020 Honda HR-V Recalls

The 2020 Honda HR-V has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 21, 2026.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 Honda HR-V. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
5

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
85

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
8

2 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2020 Honda HR-V, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

5 recalls on the 2020 Honda HR-V

Air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger

Campaign
26V332000
Reported
May 21, 2026
Vehicles affected
up to 98,892
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2019, 2021 HR-V, 16 other models

26V332000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Back over prevention: display function

Campaign
24V384000
Reported
May 31, 2024
Vehicles affected
up to 114,686
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 111, rear visibility
Same campaign
also 2019, 2021–2022 HR-V, 1 other model

24V384000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger

Campaign
24V064000
Reported
February 1, 2024
Vehicles affected
up to 750,114
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2021–2022 HR-V, 14 other models

24V064000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump

Campaign
23V858000
Reported
December 18, 2023
Vehicles affected
up to 2,490,460
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2018–2019, 2023 HR-V, 19 other models

23V858000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Back over prevention: display function

Campaign
23V046000
Reported
February 2, 2023
Vehicles affected
up to 114,686
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 111, rear visibility
Same campaign
also 2019, 2021–2022 HR-V, 1 other model

23V046000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2020 Honda HR-V complaints by year

NHTSA has received 85 owner complaints about the 2020 Honda HR-V, the newest on October 20, 2026. Of these, 8 describe a crash (9%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.

In complaints about the 2020 Honda HR-V, the component group named most often is the electrical system (24%), followed by the fuel system, gasoline (16%) and the power train (16%).

1 of the 2020 Honda HR-V's 5 recalls also concerns the fuel system, gasoline.

Where 2020 Honda HR-V owners gave the mileage (21 complaints), the median was 37,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System20
  • Fuel System, Gasoline14
  • Power Train14
  • Fuel/Propulsion System12
  • Engine10
  • Unknown Or Other8

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2020 Honda HR-V received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20202
20214
20223
20235
202431
202525
202615

Complaints about the 2020 Honda HR-V peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 31. 16% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2020 vehicles, the 2020 Honda HR-V drew 0.4× the complaints of the median Honda HR-V year in the same window: 7th highest of the 7 ranked years.

That makes 2020 one of the three best-measured Honda HR-V years.

Honda HR-V years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★★
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 4/5

The 85 complaints about the 2020 Honda HR-V are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Honda HR-V by model year

Other 2020 Honda models

Newest record on this page: October 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted