*This document features select information from the “Part 573 Safety Recall Report” submitted by Honda to NHTSA. The full document may be viewed on the NHTSA website.
Vehicle Information
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Model
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Product Category
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Product Type
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Model Year Begin
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Model Year End
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Fuel/Propulsion Type
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Honda
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CR-V e:FCEV
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Light Vehicles
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Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle
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2025
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2025
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Fuel Cell Power
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Production Date Begin
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6/3/2024
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Production Date End
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3/26/2025
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Descriptive Information to include
The recall population was determined based on manufacturing records. The production range reflects all possible vehicles that could experience the problem.
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Number potentially involved: 388
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Estimated percentage of involved with defect: 60%
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Defect / Noncompliance Description
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Describe the defect or noncompliance:
The fuel cell stack coolant can leak into the fuel cell stack case and create an internal short circuit.
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Describe the safety risk:
An internal short circuit can lead to a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
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Describe the cause:
The fuel cell stack coolant leak can occur as a result of two potential causes: (1) insufficient verification during a process change to reduce the amount of adhesive sealant resulted in unfilled areas, shortened adhesive length, and reduced sealing performance of the FC stack assembly end joint, and (2) the supplier failed to establish a deburring process for the O-ring groove of the wobble joint, resulting in burrs which reduced sealing performance. Over time, these conditions can allow fuel cell stack coolant to enter the FC stack case and create an electrical short between the fuel cell stack bipolar plate and the support-bar housing, leading to the ground-fault warning.
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Identify any warning which can precede or occur:
Multiple warnings will be displayed in the instrument cluster through the progressive stages of fuel cell stack coolant leakage before the loss of drive power.
- “Power System” warning will display when a high voltage ground fault is detected (DTC: P0AA6) and stored
- “FC insulating fluid low. See your dealer.” warning will display when the fuel cell stack coolant (insulating fluid) level has decreased in the reserve tank.
- “Power may be reduced. See your dealer” warning will display when air is mixed into the fuel cell stack coolant, and the FC power output is reduced to 20kW.
- “Do not drive” or “Stop driving when safe” will display when the fuel cell stack coolant temperature rises and the FC power generation has stopped.
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Identify the Remedy
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Description of remedy program:
Registered owners of all affected vehicles will be contacted by mail and asked to take their vehicle to an authorized Honda dealer. The dealer will replace the fuel stack assembly with an improved part.
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How remedy component differs from recalled component:
The remedy components utilize a rubber end unit seal, instead of adhesive, and wobble joints that have been deburred.
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Recall Schedule
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Describe the recall schedule for notifications:
Dealer notification is scheduled to begin and end on or about 12/12/2025. Owner notification is scheduled to begin and end on or about 2/2/2026.
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