11 recalls covering model years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022. To check whether your vehicle is affected, look up your 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls — a recall may apply only to some vehicles of a given year.
A sensor under the front passenger seat measures the weight of whoever is sitting there so the car knows how to use the airbags. That sensor can crack and short out. If it does, the airbags can go off in an unintended way during a crash, which can hurt the people inside. This recall covers a long list of Honda and Acura models and expands an earlier recall. Dealers will put in new seat weight sensors.
There is a sensor in the front passenger seat that senses the weight of whoever is sitting there. It tells the vehicle whether to turn the passenger airbag off — for example when the seat is empty or a small person is in it. On these vehicles the sensor can crack and short out, so the airbag may not switch off when it should. It could then go off in a crash when it was supposed to stay shut. Dealers replace the sensor free.
The fuel pump sits inside the gas tank and sends fuel to the engine. On these vehicles that pump can fail. When it does, the engine can stall while you are driving — losing power in traffic or on the highway raises the chance of a crash. A dealer will replace the entire fuel pump unit for free. This recall is an expansion of two earlier Honda fuel pump recalls covering additional vehicles.
Because of a manufacturing problem, part of the front seat belt buckle can press against the release button. When that happens, the metal tongue will not click in and stay locked, so the belt may not fasten at all. A seat belt that is not latched cannot hold you in place in a crash. Honda dealers will replace the driver and front passenger buckle release buttons, or the whole buckle, free of charge. Letters were mailed April 18, 2023.
The middle seat belt in the second row has a feature that locks the belt tight so a child's car seat stays put. On these vehicles that locking feature can switch off when it should not, leaving a child seat loose instead of held firmly in place. A loose child seat can move in a crash and injure the child. A dealer will replace the whole second-row center seat belt assembly at no cost.
The pump that pushes gasoline out of the fuel tank toward the engine sits inside the tank, and on these Honda and Acura vehicles it can stop working. When it fails, the engine can stall, meaning it shuts off while you are driving, and that can happen at any speed. Your dealer will replace the whole fuel pump assembly at no cost to you. This recall is a larger version of an earlier Honda recall, 20V-314.
These Honda hybrids use a converter that keeps the regular 12-volt battery charged while you drive. On the recalled vehicles that converter can shut down, so the battery stops being recharged. When that happens, the car can lose the power that moves it, which could leave you stopped in traffic. The fix is a free software update to the power control unit, done at a Honda dealer. This recall began on February 12, 2021.
A software bug can interrupt the messages passing between the car's main body computer and other parts. When that happens, things you rely on may quit working, including the windshield wipers, the defroster, the backup camera, the outside lights, warning chimes and the power windows. The problems may come and go or stay. Losing wipers or lights in bad weather or at night is the real danger here. Dealers will reload the software for free.
The low-pressure fuel pump sits inside the gas tank and pushes fuel toward the engine. On these Honda and Acura vehicles, that pump can quit working. If it does, the engine can stall — shut off — while you are driving, which can leave you stopped in traffic or unable to keep up with the cars around you. Dealers replace the entire fuel pump assembly at no charge, and this repair has been available since July 2020.
The computer that controls the airbags and seat belt tighteners in these Honda Insight, Odyssey, and Ridgeline vehicles may have been built wrong. Because of that mistake, the airbags might not inflate in a crash, and the seat belts might not pull tight the way they should to hold you in your seat. You would have no warning ahead of time, and everything looks normal until a crash actually happens. People in the vehicle could be hurt more badly.
These vehicles have a camera that shows the area behind the car on the center screen when you shift into reverse. In certain situations, that display may not work properly, so it may not show you what is behind the vehicle. Federal rules require a working rear-view camera display, and these cars do not meet that rule. The fix is a free software update to the display and audio unit at a Honda dealer.
Complaints owners have filed with NHTSA about the Honda Insight. These are unverified reports; better-selling years collect more.
| Model year | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 97 | 12 | 1 | 6 |
| 2020 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Recalls and complaint record for one model year at a time: