Renowned automotive manufacturer Honda has recalled around 295,000 vehicles from the United States market. The action follows after the company identified an issue in their vehicles that could lead to a potential risk of engine stall. In their statement, Honda provided all the details regarding the risk and promised to assist consumers who owned these models.
Here are all the details we’ve learned about the recall as well as the reason behind Honda’s decision.
Why did Honda recall over 295k vehicles?
According to a recent press release made by the company, it has recalled approximately 295,000 Honda and Acura vehicles from the US market.
In the statement posted on its website, Honda mentioned that this approach was taken in order to “update the fuel injection electronic control unit (FI-ECU) software.” Moreover, the NHTSA, AKA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, released a recall report. It stated the actual number of vehicles being pulled from the market is 294,612.
Furthermore, the models that are affected by the recall by Honda are the 2022-2025 Acura MDX Type-S, 2023-2025 Honda Pilot, and 2021-2025 Acura TLX Type-S. Honda also explained in detail the issue with the vehicles and stated, “Due to improper programming of the FI-ECU, sudden changes in the throttle could illuminate the check engine light and cause the engine to lose drive power, hesitate, and/or stall.” Additionally, there are higher chances of “crash or injury” if the issue isn’t resolved.
The automotive manufacturing giant also assured its customers of full guidance in navigating them through this problem. Honda, in its statement, shared that owners of the aforementioned affected models “will be contacted by mail in March.” In addition, Honda requested these owners “to take their vehicle to an authorized Honda or Acura dealer to update the FI-ECU software, for free.”
However, those who have already done the repairs at their expense will be “eligible for reimbursement. This is in accord with the recall reimbursement plan on file with NHTSA.”
