2021 Honda Accord Hybrid: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2021 Honda Accord Hybrid. The newest campaign is 26V332000. NHTSA received the report on 21 May 2026. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Sensor / Occupant Classification / Front Passenger. NHTSA has 48 complaints on file for this model year. 2 NHTSA investigations name this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 26V332000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the seat weight sensors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 7, 2026. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are BOL, WO9, OOA, WOM, XOH, NOC, POD, BOE, UOF, POB, EOG, AOI, QO8, TOJ, DO7, and SOK. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 24V064. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning May 29, 2026.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
3 campaigns, newest first. 853,352 units in total.
26V332000Received . 98,892 units.
Air Bags / Sensor / Occupant Classification / Front Passenger
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2021, 2023 Acura TLX, 2019-2024 RDX, 2017-2020, 2022-2026 MDX, 2017-2021, 2023, 2025 Honda Ridgeline, 2017-2022 Pilot, 2019-2021 Passport, 2018-2026 Odyssey, 2019-2022 Insight, 2019-2021 HR-V, 2018-2020 Fit, 2020-2022 CR-V Hybrid, 2017-2022 CR-V, 2017-2018, 2021 Civic Type R, 2017-2021 Civic hatchback, 2016-2020 Civic coupe, 2016-2022 Civic, 2017-2022 Accord Hybrid, and 2016-2022 Accord vehicles. The front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, which can cause the air bags to deploy unintentionally during a crash.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Air bags that deploy unintentionally during a crash increase the risk of injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the seat weight sensors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 7, 2026. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are BOL, WO9, OOA, WOM, XOH, NOC, POD, BOE, UOF, POB, EOG, AOI, QO8, TOJ, DO7, and SOK. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 24V064. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning May 29, 2026.
Report filed by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.). Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
24V064000Received . 750,114 units.
Air Bags / Sensor / Occupant Classification / Front Passenger
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Pilot, Accord, Civic sedan, HR-V, Odyssey, 2020 Civic coupe, Fit, 2021-2022 Civic hatchback, 2021 Civic Type R, Insight, 2020-2021 CR-V, CR-V Hybrid, Passport, Ridgeline, Accord Hybrid, 2020 Acura MDX, 2022 Acura MDX, 2020-2022 Acura RDX, and 2020-2021 Acura TLX vehicles. The front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, failing to suppress the air bag as intended.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An air bag that deploys unintentionally during a crash can increase the risk of injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the seat weight sensors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 28, 2024. This is a phased recall. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for these recalls are XHP and VHQ.
Report filed by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.). Manufacturer campaign number XHP, VHQ. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
21V900000Received . 4,346 units.
Seat Belts / Rear/Other / Retractor
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2021 Accord Sedan, Accord Hybrid, CR-V, Ridgeline, 2022 Insight and CR-V Hybrid vehicles. The automatic locking retractor on the second-row center seat belt assembly may deactivate improperly, which can result in an unsecured child restraint system. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An unsecured child restraint system can increase the risk of injury during a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the second-row center seat belt assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 14, 2022. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138.
Report filed by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.). Manufacturer campaign number ABS, BBT, NBQ, RBR. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
48 complaints, 68 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 2021 Honda Accord Hybrid
- All 2021 vehicles
| Component | 2021 Accord Hybrid | All 2021 vehicles | Accord Hybrid, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward Collision Avoidance | 250 | 92.8 | 113.9 | 17 |
| Unknown or Other | 147.1 | 100.7 | 116.4 | 10 |
| Engine | 147.1 | 137.9 | 117.2 | 10 |
| Electrical System | 117.6 | 131.6 | 138 | 8 |
| Air Bags | 73.5 | 31.5 | 25.8 | 5 |
| Service Brakes | 58.8 | 53.3 | 115.5 | 4 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 44.1 | 46.3 | 59 | 3 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 44.1 | 28.2 | 41.6 | 3 |
| Seats | 29.4 | 7.7 | 5.8 | 2 |
| Tires | 14.7 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 1 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 15.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 2
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 14 Aug 2026
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA24002 | Engineering analysis | Inadvertent Automatic Emergency Braking | Forward Collision Avoidance / Automatic Emergency Braking | 15 Apr 2024 | Open | |
| DP22005 | Defect petition | Pedestrian alert sounds | Electrical System / Propulsion System | 27 Jan 2023 | 7 Aug 2023 | 22V063000 |
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2021 Honda Accord HybridThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2021 Honda Accord Hybrid: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/honda/accord-hybrid/2021/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2021 Honda Accord Hybrid?
- 853,352 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Honda Accord Hybrid have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 15 recall campaigns for the Honda Accord Hybrid, model years 2005 to 2026. 3 of them name the 2021 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2021 Honda Accord Hybrid name most often?
- Forward Collision Avoidance: 17 of 68 component mentions, or 250 per 1,000. For all 2021 vehicles the figure is 92.8 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2021 Honda Accord Hybrid open?
- 1 investigation has no closing date in the NHTSA file, of 2 that name this model year.