Honda & Acura Multi-Model Seat Weight Sensor Safety Recall

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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