American Honda Motor is recalling ~721,000 vehicles because the high-pressure fuel pump may crack and leak fuel creating a fire hazard. Affect are 2023-2024 Honda Accord, Accord Hybrid, 2023-2025 Honda CR-V Hybrid, and 2025 Honda Civic and Civic Hybrid vehicles. Warnings may include a fuel odor while the vehicle is driven or idling.
“Due to improper production of the high-pressure fuel pump, cracks can form at the solenoid core component of the fuel pump. As a result, a fuel leak can occur in lower mileage vehicles when the high-pressure fuel pump is in operation,” Honda said in the required NHTSA filing. As of 7 October 2024, Honda has had 145 warranty claims, and no reports of injuries or deaths related to this safety defect from February 2023 through September 2024.
During manufacturing of the high-pressure fuel pump solenoid core component at a tier 2 supplier [Hitachi Astemo Ltd. in Japan – AutoCrat] , machined chips between the cutting tool and the workpiece caused excessive thrust load and torque input, resulting in longitudinal and transverse cracks in the component. In addition, insufficient baking temperature after plating of the solenoid core component was applied at a different tier 2 supplier, resulting in residual hydrogen to remain in the material, leading to hydrogen embrittlement cracks. During vehicle operation, the high-pressure fuel pump can cause the unpenetrated and penetrated cracks to grow and allow fuel to leak.
Dealers will inspect and replace the high-pressure fuel pump as necessary, free of charge as required by U.S. safety regulations. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed 4December 2024. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda’s number for this recall is PJW. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 or go to nhtsa.gov. about NHTSA 24V763.
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He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
Honda Recalls Accords, Civics, CR-V Hybrids for Fuel Leaks
American Honda Motor is recalling ~721,000 vehicles because the high-pressure fuel pump may crack and leak fuel creating a fire hazard. Affect are 2023-2024 Honda Accord, Accord Hybrid, 2023-2025 Honda CR-V Hybrid, and 2025 Honda Civic and Civic Hybrid vehicles. Warnings may include a fuel odor while the vehicle is driven or idling.
“Due to improper production of the high-pressure fuel pump, cracks can form at the solenoid core component of the fuel pump. As a result, a fuel leak can occur in lower mileage vehicles when the high-pressure fuel pump is in operation,” Honda said in the required NHTSA filing. As of 7 October 2024, Honda has had 145 warranty claims, and no reports of injuries or deaths related to this safety defect from February 2023 through September 2024.
During manufacturing of the high-pressure fuel pump solenoid core component at a tier 2 supplier [Hitachi Astemo Ltd. in Japan – AutoCrat] , machined chips between the cutting tool and the workpiece caused excessive thrust load and torque input, resulting in longitudinal and transverse cracks in the component. In addition, insufficient baking temperature after plating of the solenoid core component was applied at a different tier 2 supplier, resulting in residual hydrogen to remain in the material, leading to hydrogen embrittlement cracks. During vehicle operation, the high-pressure fuel pump can cause the unpenetrated and penetrated cracks to grow and allow fuel to leak.
Dealers will inspect and replace the high-pressure fuel pump as necessary, free of charge as required by U.S. safety regulations. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed 4December 2024. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda’s number for this recall is PJW. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 or go to nhtsa.gov. about NHTSA 24V763.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn. He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe. Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap. AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks. Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.