# NHTSA recall 16V417000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- 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

## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2015 ACURA MDX](/makes/acura/mdx/2015/recalls.md). Built 2014\-09\-04 to 2015\-01\-13.
- [2016 ACURA MDX](/makes/acura/mdx/2016/recalls.md). Built 2015\-02\-26 to 2015\-06\-10.
- [2015 HONDA ODYSSEY](/makes/honda/odyssey/2015/recalls.md). Built 2014\-09\-16 to 2015\-06\-15.
- [2016 HONDA ODYSSEY](/makes/honda/odyssey/2016/recalls.md). Built 2015\-09\-15 to 2015\-09\-15.
- [2016 HONDA PILOT](/makes/honda/pilot/2016/recalls.md). Built 2015\-06\-01 to 2015\-10\-15.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [ATS170206](/bulletins/10127365.md), 2018-01-29, Service bulletin
- [BER16020A](/bulletins/10087741.md), 2017-01-04, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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