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Honda 2020-12-10 Vehicles serious NHTSA
Vehicles · NHTSA · Recall #NHTSA-20V771000

2020 Honda Accord Recall

Issued December 10, 2020 · Honda

In December 2020, Honda recalled the 2020 Honda Accord, a serious vehicles recall reported by the NHTSA. Affected owners are eligible for a repair. Here is what the hazard is and exactly what to do about it.

Compiled by Maya Ellison, RecallCheckr

What this means for you

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Accord Sedan, Accord Hybrid, and 2019-2020 Insight vehicles. A software error may cause intermittent or continuous disruptions in communication between the Body Control Module (BCM) and other components. This may result in malfunctions of various systems such as the windshield wipers and defroster, rearview camera, exterior lights, audible warning of a stopped vehicle, and power window operation. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 103, "Windshield Defrosting and Defogging Systems" and number 111, "Rear Visibility" as well as FMVSS numbers 104, 108, 114, 118, and 305.

What you should do

  1. 1 Keep using 2020 Honda Accord only as advised. See the remedy below.
  2. 2 Set it aside where it won't be used by mistake.
  3. 3 Contact Honda to arrange your repair. See the official notice below for contact details.
  4. 4 Keep the product until your remedy is fully processed. You may need it.
Official remedy (Repair): Honda will notify owners, and dealers will update the BCM software, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin February 22, 2021. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is X95.

Recall details

Brand
Honda
Category
Vehicles
Recall date
December 10, 2020
Units affected
Not reported
Sold at
Not listed
Recall number
NHTSA-20V771000
Made in
Not listed
Issuing agency
NHTSA

In context

  • Honda has 80 recalls in our database, including 1 rated Critical.
  • We're tracking 1,755 Vehicles recalls in our database.
  • This is the 158th Vehicles recall we've logged in 2020.
Read the official NHTSA notice

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