Honda recalls nearly 300,000 vehicles with software error
Honda is recalling 294,612 2022-2025 Acura MDX Type-S, 2023-2025 Honda Pilot, and 2021-2025 Acura TLX Type-S vehicles. A software error in the fuel injection electronic control unit (FI-ECU) may cause an engine stall or a loss of power.
An engine stall or loss of power can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
What to do
Dealers will reprogram the FI-ECU software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed by March 17, 2025. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are EL1 and AL0.
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 nhtsa.gov.
To determine if your vehicle is included in this recall, go to the NHTSA recall page and enter the license plate number or 17-digit VIN.
Safety regulators expanding probe into Honda emergency braking systems
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is expanding its investigation into about 295,000 Honda vehicles due to reports of automatic emergency braking systems activating unexpectedly, leading to crashes and injuries.
Key Details:
- Affected Models: 2019-2023 Honda Insight and Honda Passport vehicles.
- Issue: The automatic emergency braking system may trigger inadvertently, causing sudden deceleration and increasing the risk of collisions.
- Complaints: The NHTSA received 106 complaints, including three crashes and two injuries.
The investigation has been upgraded to an engineering analysis, a step required before the agency can mandate a recall. Honda has provided its analysis of the issue, suggesting some customers may not fully understand the system’s limitations. The company has not yet commented further.
Honda's financing arm ordered to pay $12 million for credit reporting failures
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has ordered American Honda Finance Corporation to pay $12.8 million for reporting incorrect information that harmed the credit reports of 300,000 Honda and Acura drivers.
Honda Finance must pay $10.3 million in redress to consumers and take steps to correct its prior erroneous reporting. It will also assessed a fine of $2.5 million.
“Honda Finance used sloppy practices that smeared the credit reports of hundreds of thousands of its customers,” said CFPB Director Rohit Chopra. “False accusations on a credit report can have serious implications for Americans seeking a job, housing, or a loan.”
The issue arose when Honda Finance incorrectly reported some customers as delinquent during the COVID-19 pandemic, even though they were on deferral plans. The CFPB also found that Honda Finance failed to properly investigate disputes about their credit reporting.
Honda Finance must pay $10.3 million to consumers and a $2.5 million penalty. The company’s actions caused damage to borrowers’ credit reports, affecting their ability to get loans, jobs, or housing.
