Honda & Acura Multi-Model Seat Weight Sensor Safety Recall

May 25, 2026

Details: A capacitor in the printed circuit board of the front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and lead to an internal short circuit from the exposure to environmental humidity.

This recall is an expansion of the original recall announced on February 1, 2024. https://hondanews.ca/en-CA/hci-corporate/releases/release-6e6146bf6c9f2635d18736e07401b392-2020-2022-acurahonda-multi-model-seat-weight-sensor-recall

Vehicle Information

Make	Model	Product Category	Product Type	Model Year Begin	Model Year End
Honda	Accord	Light Vehicles	Passenger Car	2018	2022

Make	Model	Product Category	Product Type	Model Year Begin	Model Year End
Honda	Civic	Light Vehicles	Passenger Car	2016	2022

Make	Model	Product Category	Product Type	Model Year Begin	Model Year End
Honda	CR-V	Light Vehicles	Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle	2017	2022

Make	Model	Product Category	Product Type	Model Year Begin	Model Year End
Honda	HR-V	Light Vehicles	Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle	2019	2021

Make	Model	Product Category	Product Type	Model Year Begin	Model Year End
Honda	Insight	Light Vehicles	Passenger Car	2019	2021

Make	Model	Product Category	Product Type	Model Year Begin	Model Year End
Honda	Odyssey	Light Vehicles	Passenger Van	2018	2025

Make	Model	Product Category	Product Type	Model Year Begin	Model Year End
Honda	Passport	Light Vehicles	Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle	2019	2021

Make	Model	Product Category	Product Type	Model Year Begin	Model Year End
Honda	Pilot	Light Vehicles	Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle	2018	2021

Make	Model	Product Category	Product Type	Model Year Begin	Model Year End
Honda	Ridgeline	Light Vehicles	Light Truck	2019	2021

Make	Model	Product Category	Product Type	Model Year Begin	Model Year End
Acura	RDX	Light Vehicles	Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle	2021	2021

Make	Model	Product Category	Product Type	Model Year Begin	Model Year End
Acura	MDX	Light Vehicles	Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle	2017	2024

Make

Model

Product Category

Product Type

Model Year Begin

Model Year End

Acura

TLX

Light Vehicles

Passenger Car

2018

2021

Descriptive Information to include*

The basis for how the recall population was determined and
How the recalled products differ from products that were not included in the recall

Enter descriptive information:
The recall population was determined based on manufacturing records. The production range reflects all possible vehicles that could experience the problem.

Make	Model	Model Year	Number potentially involved in Canada
Honda	Accord	2018 to 2022	283
Honda	CR-V	2017 to 2022	1680
Honda	HR-V	2019 to 2021	114
Honda	Insight	2019 to 2021	31
Honda	Odyssey	2018 to 2025	127
Honda	Passport	2019 to 2021	64
Honda	Pilot	2018 to 2021	666
Honda	Ridgeline	2019 to 2021	267
Honda	Civic	2016 to 2022	8289
Acura	MDX	2017 to 2024	423
Acura	RDX	2021	256
Acura	TLX	2018 to 2021	171

Number potentially involved in Canada:
12,371

Estimated percentage of involved with defect:
1%

Defect / Noncompliance Description

*Describe the defect or noncompliance:
A capacitor in the printed circuit board of the front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and lead to an internal short circuit from the exposure to environmental humidity.

*Describe the safety risk:
In the event of a crash, the front passenger frontal and knee airbags may deploy despite the presence of an occupant (e.g. infant in child seat or child) for whom deployment should be suppressed, increasing the risk of injury.

Describe the cause:
The defect cause was due to a natural disaster at the manufacturing plant of a tier-2 supplier, the tier-1 supplier temporarily changed the base material in the printed circuit board of the seat weight sensor, which was not sufficiently verified for its intended use. The alternative base material could allow additional strain to the printed circuit board that can lead to a capacitor cracking and an internal short circuit.

Description of Remedy

Description of remedy program:
Registered owners of all affected vehicles will be contacted by mail and asked to take their vehicle to an authorized Honda or Acura dealer. The dealer will replace the seat weight sensor with a non-defective part.

How remedy component differs from recalled component:
The remedy components have printed circuit boards built with the original, verified base material.

Identify how/when the recall condition was corrected in production:
The printed circuit board base material was changed back to the original, verified base material and included on seat weight sensors installed on vehicles on and after January 7, 2022.
The supplier and Honda have improved their processes in production identification, validation and traceability.

Recall Schedule

Describe the recall schedule for notifications:
Dealers have been notified. Owner notification is scheduled to begin in July 2026.

Where Concerned Owners Can Seek More Information

Owners can determine if their specific vehicles are included in the recall by visiting www.Honda.ca/recalls , www.Acura.ca/recalls , or by calling 1-888-946-6329.

Media Inquiries

John_bordignon@ch.honda.com

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Honda & Acura Multi-Model Seat Weight Sensor Safety Recall

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