NHTSA recall 16V417000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 16V417000 |
| Manufacturer's number | KA9, KB0 |
| Manufacturer | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| Reported | 2016-06-09 |
| Owners notified | 2016-07-29 |
| Component | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY |
| Units potentially affected | 39 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2017 quarter 4 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2018-01-30 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 39 |
| Reported remedied | 39 (100%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 4, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2015 Acura MDX 2WD and MDX 4WD vehicles, 2016 Acura MDX 4WD vehicles, 2015-2016 Honda Odyssey vehicles, and 2016 Honda Pilot 2WD and 4WD vehicles. The affected vehicles have fuel tanks that were manufactured with insufficient welds which may separate and allow fuel to leak out.
What can happen
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source may result in a fire.
The remedy
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel tanks, free of charge. Owners may contact Honda/Acura customer service at 1-888-234-2138. The recall began on July 29, 2016. Honda's numbers for this recall are KA9 (Honda vehicles) and KB0 (Acura vehicles).
Notes
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 www.safercar.gov.
| 2015 ACURA MDX | Built 2014-09-04 to 2015-01-13. |
|---|---|
| 2016 ACURA MDX | Built 2015-02-26 to 2015-06-10. |
| 2015 HONDA ODYSSEY | Built 2014-09-16 to 2015-06-15. |
| 2016 HONDA ODYSSEY | Built 2015-09-15 to 2015-09-15. |
| 2016 HONDA PILOT | Built 2015-06-01 to 2015-10-15. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| ATS170206 | 2018-01-29. Service bulletin. Tech line summary article - If there?s an EVAP system leak from the filler neck (DTC P0455 [EVAP system large leak detected] or P0456 [EVAP system very small leak detected] is set), don?t replace the fuel fill pipe! Instead, replace the mis-fuel inhibit device and the main flap unit. Honda parts stock carries replacement parts just for this purpose. |
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| BER16020A | 2017-01-04. Service bulletin. ENGINEERING REQUEST FOR INVESTIGATION - PLEASE CALL HONDA TO DISCUSS ANY FUEL LEAKS FROM THE FUEL TANK TO THE FUEL PUMP CONNECTION. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.