NHTSA Campaign 18V921000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
NHTSA campaign 18V921000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: software. The repair is free.
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) filed the report for 18V921000 with NHTSA on December 20, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V921000, NHTSA lists up to 1,082 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 17, 2016 and December 28, 2017.
The 18V921000 report reached NHTSA 12 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V921000 were scheduled from February 14, 2019, 56 days after the report.
18V921000 covers 1 model from Honda, model years 2017–2018.
Owners of the model years 18V921000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 18V921000 vehicles, the 2017 Honda Clarity Fuel Cell has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V921000 ranks 170 of 232 Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) recalls on this site.
Besides 18V921000, Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) has 25 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 18V921000 was 18V630000, reported on September 13, 2018.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Clarity Fuel Cell vehicles previously repaired under recall 18V-068. The previous software remedy may have been incomplete. As a result, the fuel cell control unit (FC-ECU) may misinterpret a small cell voltage drop, causing the vehicle to have a partial or complete loss of power.
- The risk
- A loss of power can increase the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Honda has notified owners, and dealers will update the FC-ECU software, free of charge. The recall began February 14, 2019. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is A3O.
Reported December 20, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V921000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V921000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: December 20, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted