Recall Register

2013 Honda Accord: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 2013 Honda Accord. The newest campaign is 25V422000. NHTSA received the report on 19 Jun 2025. The NHTSA record gives the component Power Train / Driveline / Driveshaft. NHTSA has 1,422 complaints on file for this model year. 5 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, 25V422000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will inspect and replace the driveshaft assemblies as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 11, 2025. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is OM2. This recall expands previous recall number 20V769.
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Recall campaigns

5 campaigns, newest first. 3,947,959 units in total.

  • 25V422000Power Train / Driveline / Driveshaft
  • 23V858000Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Fuel Pump
  • 20V769000Power Train / Driveline / Driveshaft
  • 17V418000Electrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery
  • 13V297000Fuel System, Gasoline

  1. 25V422000Received . 72,256 units.

    Power Train / Driveline / Driveshaft

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013 Honda Accord vehicles equipped with a 4-cylinder engine and a continuously-variable transmission. The affected vehicles were originally sold, or ever registered, in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The driveshaft may corrode and break, due to damage from road salt or other contaminants.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A broken driveshaft can result in a loss of drive power, or a vehicle rollaway when the vehicle is in park without the parking brake applied. Both scenarios can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect and replace the driveshaft assemblies as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 11, 2025. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is OM2. This recall expands previous recall number 20V769.

    Report filed by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.). Manufacturer campaign number OM2. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 23V858000Received . 2,490,460 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Fuel Pump

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2023 Honda Accord, Civic Coupe, Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R, CR-V, HR-V, Ridgeline, Odyssey, Acura ILX, MDX, MDX Hybrid, RDX, RLX, TLX, 2019-2022 Honda Insight, Passport, 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda Clarity PHEV, Fit, and 2015-2020 Honda Accord Hybrid, Pilot, Acura NSX vehicles. The fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the fuel pump module, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed September 6, 2024. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are KGC and KGD. This recall is an expansion of NHTSA recall numbers 21V-215 and 20V-314.

    Report filed by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.). Manufacturer campaign number KGC, KGD. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 20V769000Received . 235,034 units.

    Power Train / Driveline / Driveshaft

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2015 Accord vehicles equipped with a 4-cylinder engine and a continuously-variable transmission that were originally sold, or ever registered, in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The drive shafts were assembled with a lubricant that may have degraded the drive shafts' protective coating, making it more susceptible to damage from road salt or other contaminants, and potentially cause it to break.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A broken drive shaft may cause a sudden loss of drive power. The vehicle could also roll away if the parking brake has not been applied before the vehicle has been exited. Either condition can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the drive shafts, replacing both the left and right drive shafts, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began February 4, 2021. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138.

    Report filed by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.). Manufacturer campaign number W9F. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 17V418000Received . 1,148,550 units.

    Electrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2016 Honda Accord vehicles. The case for the battery sensor, part of the battery management system, may allow water to get in, potentially causing an electrical short.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    An electrical short increases the risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the sensor, free of charge. Dealers will perform an interim remedy of applying adhesive to the case to prevent water intrusion. The recall began November 8, 2017. Owners may contact American Honda Customer Support Center at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is KG0.

    Report filed by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.). Manufacturer campaign number KG0. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  5. 13V297000Received . 1,659 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (Honda) is recalling certain model year 2013 Accord vehicles that are Low-Emission Vehicle (LEV) II rated that were manufactured January 15, 2013, through April 5, 2013. The fuel tank neck may be out of specification causing the fuel pump to not properly seal to the fuel tank.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    An insufficent seal may led to a fuel leak which increases the risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel tank, nut and O-ring gasket free of charge. The recall began during August 2013. Honda's recall number is JA9. Owners may contact Honda at 1-310-783-2000.

    Report filed by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.). Manufacturer campaign number JA9. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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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

1,422 complaints, 1,900 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.

  • 2013 Honda Accord
  • All 2013 vehicles
2013 Honda Accord: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component2013 AccordAll 2013 vehiclesAccord, all yearsMentions
Steering263.287.551.4500
Electrical System220.5124.7130419
Engine94.2158.269.5179
Unknown or Other62.680.455.1119
Power Train57.9115.1119.7110
Service Brakes57.453.134.1109
Vehicle Speed Control26.831.637.151
Air Bags26.875.3127.851
Forward Collision Avoidance26.83.13851
Seats25.812.618.149

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 32.

Complaints that report a crash
67
Complaints that report a fire
9
Injuries in the complaints
59
Deaths in the complaints
1
Date of the newest complaint
29 Sep 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.

Complaints about the 2013 Honda Accord, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2021, with 154 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2013 Honda Accord
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
EA21002Engineering analysisDesiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureAir Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module17 Sep 2021Open
EA21001Engineering analysisLoss of Direction ControlSteering6 May 202125 Aug 2023
DP20005Defect petitionLoss of Direction ControlSteering23 Nov 20207 May 2021
EA19001Engineering analysisElectrical overstressAir Bags / Air Bag/Restraint Control Module19 Apr 201919 Sep 202420V024
PE14033Preliminary evaluationElectric Power Steering FailureSteering / Electric Power Assist System4 Nov 20146 Oct 2015

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.

  1. 19761
  2. 19771
  3. 19781
  4. 19791
  5. 19800
  6. 19810
  7. 19822
  8. 19831
  9. 19842
  10. 19851
  11. 19862
  12. 19873
  13. 19882
  14. 19891
  15. 19902
  16. 19913
  17. 19922
  18. 19931
  19. 19941
  20. 19952
  21. 19961
  22. 19973
  23. 19986
  24. 19994
  25. 20008
  26. 20017
  27. 20025
  28. 200313
  29. 200413
  30. 200515
  31. 200612
  32. 20079
  33. 20088
  34. 200910
  35. 201012
  36. 20119
  37. 20128
  38. 20135
  39. 20144
  40. 20155
  41. 20164
  42. 20173
  43. 20186
  44. 20196
  45. 20205
  46. 20214
  47. 20224
  48. 20235
  49. 20243
  50. 20250
  51. 20260

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2013 Honda Accord: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/honda/accord/2013/. 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.)

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2013 Honda Accord?
3,947,959 units in 5 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Honda Accord have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 80 recall campaigns for the Honda Accord, model years 1976 to 2026. 5 of them name the 2013 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2013 Honda Accord name most often?
Steering: 500 of 1,900 component mentions, or 263.2 per 1,000. For all 2013 vehicles the figure is 87.5 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2013 Honda Accord open?
1 investigation has no closing date in the NHTSA file, of 5 that name this model year.