NHTSA recall 16V417000
Fuel system, gasoline › Storage › Tank assembly
Acura MDX and 2 more
Reported Jun 9, 201639 vehicles affectedHonda (American Honda Motor Co.)Maker’s number KA9, KB0Built Sep 4, 2014 – Jan 13, 2015
The defect
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.
The risk
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).