{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"18V921000","date":"2018-12-20","owner_notified":"2019-02-14","manufacturer":"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Clarity Fuel Cell vehicles previously repaired under recall 18V-068. The previous software remedy may have been incomplete. As a result, the fuel cell control unit (FC-ECU) may misinterpret a small cell voltage drop, causing the vehicle to have a partial or complete loss of power.","consequence":"A loss of power can increase the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Honda has notified owners, and dealers will update the FC-ECU software, free of charge.  The recall began February 14, 2019.  Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138.  Honda's number for this recall is A3O.","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.","mfr_campaign":"A3O","part_number":null,"units":1082,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":6,"period_from":"2020-2","period_to":"2020-2","submitted":"2020-07-14","involved":1082,"remedied":1061,"unreachable":0,"removed":3,"remedied_percent":98,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2017,"make":"HONDA","model":"CLARITY FUEL CELL","vehicle_id":"2017_honda_clarity","match":"base","built_from":"2016-11-17","built_to":"2017-12-28"},{"year":2018,"make":"HONDA","model":"CLARITY FUEL CELL","vehicle_id":"2018_honda_clarity","match":"base","built_from":"2017-12-29","built_to":"2018-02-28"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/18V921000"}