NHTSA recall 18V068000
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) |
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| Campaign number | 18V068000 |
| Manufacturer's number | R0L |
| Manufacturer | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| Reported | 2018-01-25 |
| Owners notified | 2018-02-28 |
| Component | HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE |
| Units potentially affected | 471 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2019 quarter 2 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2019-07-19 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 471 |
| Reported remedied | 469 (99%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 2 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2019 quarter 2, 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 2017 Clarity Fuel Cell vehicles. The fuel cell control unit (FC-ECU) may misinterpret a small cell voltage drop, causing the vehicle to have reduced, or a complete loss of, power.
What can happen
A loss of power can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will install a software update, free of charge. The recall began February 28, 2018. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is R0L.
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.
| 2017 HONDA CLARITY FUEL CELL | Built 2016-11-17 to 2017-07-20. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
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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
| ONL6CK03052019 | 2019-03-15. Service bulletin. Owner Notification Letter - On 2017-18 Clarity Fuel Cell vehicles, the software that monitors the temperature in the fuel cell tank may not be up to date. This may cause the vehicle to incorrectly display a hydrogen system warning on the instrument panel and store a system malfunction. |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.