2024 Honda Accord

On April 4, 2024, the Office of Defects Investigations (ODI) opened RQ24006 to investigate American Honda Motor Co.’s (Honda’s) proposed remedy for recall 23V-782 as well as scope of the vehicles involved. Honda issued recall 23V-782 on November 21, 2023, which concerns certain model year (MY) 2023-2024 Honda Accord, Honda Accord Hybrid, and Honda HR-V vehicles. Recall 23V-782 states that the driver and front passenger seat belt pretensioner assemblies may have been manufactured without a rivet that secures the pretensioner quick connector and wire plate. Recall documentation states that seat belt pretensioner assemblies that are missing the rivet will not properly restrain the occupant in the event of a collision, increasing the risk of injury.Subject defective seat belt assemblies are installed as original equipment for both the driver and front passenger positions for the HR-V, but only for the driver position for the Accord and Accord Hybrid. The recall remedy for 23V-782 instructs the technician to inspect both front seat belt pretensioner assemblies and, if necessary, replace them. The inspection procedure requires the technician to utilize a pull force gauge to determine whether the subject component is missing the subject rivet and requires replacement. Parts requiring replacement are determined by whether the pretensioner quick connector separates from the pretensioner assembly while the technician is pulling on the seat belt. If no separation occurs, then the part is determined to be not defective and not require replacement. There have been no reports alleging a failure of seat belt pretensioner assemblies after the inspect and replace remedy for recall 23V-782 was performed. Additionally, no comparable failures have been observed in field data for similar vehicles outside of the scope of the recall. As of the 4th quarter of 2024, the recall completion rate is at approximately 84% of the total recalled population. In view of the lack of failures after the remedy for recall 23V-782 was performed, and the lack of failures in similar vehicles outside of the scope of the recall, ODI is closing this Recall Query (RQ). The Agency reserves the right to take additional action if warranted by future circumstances.

I am filing a formal safety complaint regarding a severe, recurring manufacturing defect in the Electronic Power Steering (EPS) system of my 2024 Honda Accord Sport Hybrid. This vehicle is currently undergoing its second total steering rack replacement in under two years. The original factory steering gear unit failed and was replaced by an authorized Honda dealership in July 2025. Now, a year and four months later in November 2026, that replacement steering rack has also suffered a complete mechanical failure and must be replaced again today. The steering system exhibits the well-documented "sticky steering" defect, characterized by excessive internal friction, momentary binding, physical sticking, and catching at highway speeds. This requires sudden, increased steering effort to correct, creating a severe and immediate safety hazard as it compromises the driver's ability to maintain lane control. Honda recently issued a massive safety recall (Recall 24V-744) for over 1.7 million vehicles suffering from this exact defective EPS gearbox design, yet the 2024 Honda Accord was excluded from the campaign. My vehicle's repeated failures prove that the defect extends to the Accord lineup. I am requesting that the NHTSA investigate why the 2024 Accord was omitted from Recall 24V-744 and mandate that Honda permanently remedy this recurring steering safety hazard at no cost to consumers.

NHTSA ID

11775662

Incident

Jul 31, 2025

The contact owns a 2024 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed or while the vehicle was parked, the vehicle unexpectedly lost drive power due to an improper software programming. The failure was a recurring failure. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V785000 (Electrical System); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was contacted by phone and made aware of the failure. The contact stated that the vehicle needed to be repaired under the recall to register the license plates.

NHTSA ID

11774689

Incident

Oct 30, 2026

The contact owns a 2024 Honda Accord. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 26V366000 (Tires). Several dealers were contacted, and the contact was informed that the parts were unavailable. In addition, the contact was informed that the parts were on backorder. The manufacturer was contacted, and the contact was advised to contact the dealer for assistance.

NHTSA ID

11774372

Incident

Oct 29, 2026

When traveling down a road the CMBS will detect an object at times in your path of travel. Other times for example I was traveling i95 North in the middle lane, car detected a vehicle to my left and then indicated the car was attempting to cut me off thus activating breaking system, there wasn't any vehicles to my left or right. There was vehicles directly behind me and to my far right lane. Such issues have happened multiple times, I've spoken to 3 different Honda dealerships regarding this matter, I've been unsuccessful in getting this dangerous issue resolved. I'm told the technician would have to replicate the issue, well this CMBS issues happens randomly without any prior warning.

NHTSA ID

11773395

Incident

Oct 23, 2026

The steering rack is clicking and clunking at low speed turns or even when the car is parked or still and you turn the wheel, any alignment that’s done to the car goes bad right away because the rack box is messed up, it has play and it vibrates the steering wheel when driving, I called the dealership and they won’t help me or fix the issue because there is no recall on the part but many other Honda owners are experiencing that same issue, the safety issue is that my steering wheel has play and it will turn at anytime, it’s been inspected and the rack is the issue, no warning lamps or messages.

NHTSA ID

11771832

Incident

Sep 30, 2026

On October 12, 2026, my 2024 Honda Accord Sport-L Hybrid experienced a serious and potentially dangerous loss of propulsion while driving. Without warning, multiple warning lights and system malfunction messages appeared simultaneously on the dashboard. The vehicle then switched to electric-only (EV) operation, and the gasoline engine was no longer providing propulsion. I continued operating the vehicle using the remaining hybrid battery charge. As the battery charge decreased from approximately 1–2 bars to empty, the vehicle lost its ability to propel itself and eventually came to a rolling stop. After stopping, I turned the vehicle off and restarted it. The vehicle subsequently resumed normal operation, and most of the warning lights disappeared. However, the emissions system warning remained illuminated. After researching this incident, I discovered NHTSA Safety Recall 25V785000 (Honda Recall TN2), which affects certain 2023–2025 Honda Accord Hybrid vehicles. According to the recall, a software error involving the Integrated Control Module (ICM) may cause the system to reset while driving, resulting in a loss of drive power. The symptoms described in this recall closely resemble what I experienced. However, when I contacted Honda, I was informed that this recall had already been completed on my vehicle. I am extremely concerned that my vehicle experienced a loss of propulsion despite Honda reporting that the applicable safety recall remedy had already been performed. This incident presents a significant safety risk, particularly if a similar failure occurs while traveling at highway speeds, navigating an intersection, or driving in heavy traffic. I am requesting that NHTSA investigate whether the existing recall remedy adequately addresses this potential safety defect, whether the software update was properly implemented, and whether other Honda Accord Hybrid owners have experienced similar failures after recall completion.

NHTSA ID

11771616

Incident

Oct 12, 2026

1. The service center diagnosed the BCM as faulty. I do not have the faulty part available as it was replaced. Service center work notes: Vehicle no start confirmed, battery voltage is at 12.4V. Vehicle has message on dash to touch key to ignition start stop button, with no success. Proceeded to inspect all main fuses to under hood fuse box, found all fuses are good main 175 amp fuse is ok, along with all four multi fuses. Proceeded to follow troubleshooting for message displayed on dash, tested key fob for unlock and lock functions, tested start stop button functions with no issues. Checked fuses that power is at each supply pin, pin 1 on connector a has 12.2v and pin 18 12.3v. Used the ground from connector pin 51 while testing voltage on previous pins to confirm ground is good. It is suspected that bcm has a internal failure and will need to be checked with known good unit, reprogrammed and retest to confirm vehicle will start. 2. The car in the faulty condition had no noticeable difference from one with a low battery so I tried to jump start the vehicle per the owners manual. This put me at a significant fire risk of over charging the battery. 3. Unknown if the manufacturer, insurance or police inspected it. 4. No warning lamps prior to failure. Dash was entirely blank other than aforementioned instruction about the key fob.

NHTSA ID

11771445

Incident

Oct 6, 2026

The contact owns a 2024 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while driving at 10 MPH, an abnormal sound was heard while turning the steering wheel to make a turn. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where a diagnostic evaluation revealed that the steering rack had failed and required replacement. The contact stated that the failure was a known issue. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 19,000.

NHTSA ID

11771153

Incident

Sep 16, 2026

Mileage

19,000 mi

Service Bulletin - Under certain conditions, the cylinder head gasket effectiveness may be reduced which may cause vehicles to experience overheating, coolant loss, and/or misfire. In some cases, DTCs P0300 through P0304 may also be stored (DTCs are not required for repair).

Dealer Message - Under certain conditions, the cylinder head gasket effectiveness may be reduced which may cause vehicles to experience overheating, coolant loss, misfire, and/or DTCs P0300 through P0304 stored.

Service Bulletin - Under certain conditions, the cylinder head gasket effectiveness may be reduced which may cause vehicles to experience overheating, coolant loss, misfire and/or DTCs P0300 thru P0304 stored.

Over The Air - Due to a software programming issue of the Telematics Control Unit (TCU, also referred to as TSU), certain functions may not operate as designed when accessed from the Screen Audio display. This condition results in an error message displayed on the screen indicating "Setting Update Failure" when customers try to change certain settings.

Service Bulletin - There is a dull creaking, rubbing, popping, or clicking noise coming from the front of the vehicle while turning at low speeds potentially due to the bump stop contacting the top of the front damper body.

Tech Line Summary - The vehicle's infotainment system displays previously viewed SMS messages upon each ignition cycle, when the customer's Android phone is connected via Bluetooth.