Honda Recalls ~100,000 Vehicles to Replace Front Passenger Seat Weight Sensors

Honda is recalling nearly 100,000 vehicles after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration identified a defect that could cause front passenger airbags to deploy unintentionally. The defect is in the front passenger seat’s weight sensor. A capacitor inside the sensor’s printed circuit board can crack after exposure to humidity and could lead to a short circuit, according to the recall notice.

“In the event of a crash, the front passenger frontal and knee airbags may deploy” even if the occupant is an infant in a child seat, a child or a person below a certain size limit “for whom deployment should be suppressed, increasing the risk of injury,” Honda said.

The affected models span multiple years and include the 2016-2022 Honda Civic, 2016-2022 Honda Accord, 2017-2022 Honda Accord Hybrid, 2017-2021 Honda Civic Hatchback, 2017-2018 and 2021 Honda Civic Type R, 2017-2022 Honda CR-V, 2017-2022 Honda Pilot, 2017-2021, 2023 and 2025 Honda Ridgeline, 2017-2020, 2022-2026 Acura MDX, 2018-2026 Honda Odyssey, 2018-2020 Honda Fit, 2018-2021 and 2023 Acura TLX, 2019-2021 Honda HR-V, 2019-2021 Honda Passport, 2019-2022 Honda Insight, 2019-2024 Acura RDX, and 2020-2022 Honda CR-V Hybrid.

Honda had received 228 warranty claims as of May 14.

U.S. from Feb. 4, 2021, to Oct. 30, 2025. Registered owners will be contacted by mail and instructed to take their vehicles to an authorized Honda or Acura dealer, where the seat weight sensor will be replaced with a nondefective part.

Owners are expected to receive notification letters beginning July 6. Honda customer service can be reached at 1-888-234-2138.