- Vehicles
- 64,785
- Built between
- Feb 2016 – Sep 2018
- Models
- 4
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 11 December 2018
- Repaired
- 92%
- Unrepaired
- 5,053
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between February 2016 and September 2018. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2017-2019 Acura MDXBuilt June 2016 to September 2018
- 2017-2018 Acura MDX Sport HybridBuilt September 2017 to July 2018
- 2016, 2018-2019 Honda HR-VBuilt February 2016 to June 2018
- 2018-2019 Honda OdysseyBuilt May 2017 to June 2018
Repair progress
5,053 of 64,785 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2020.
92% repaired — 59,452 of 64,785 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 186
- Scrapped or exported
- 94
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Acura MDX, 2017-2018 Acura MDX Sport Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda HR-V and Honda Odyssey, and 2016 Honda HR-V vehicles. The rear brake caliper pistons may have an insufficient coating, causing gas pockets to form, reducing brake performance. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 135, "Light Vehicle Brake Systems."
What could happen
A reduction of braking performance increases the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Owners will be notified, and Honda or Acura dealers will bleed the brakes, free of charge. The recall began December 11, 2018.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtFebruary 2016 to September 2018
- Recall reported to NHTSA1 November 2018
- Owners notified11 December 2018
- Latest repair reportQ1 2020 — 92% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 1 November 2018.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are C31 and L30.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- C31, L30
- Recalling manufacturer
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 135
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.