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2016 Honda Accord: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 2016 Honda Accord. 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 607 complaints on file for 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.
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Recall campaigns

4 campaigns, newest first. 4,174,934 units in total.

  • 26V332000Air Bags / Sensor / Occupant Classification / Front Passenger
  • 23V858000Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Fuel Pump
  • 19V060000Fuel System, Other / Delivery / Fuel Pump
  • 17V418000Electrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery

  1. 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: .

  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. 19V060000Received . 437,032 units.

    Fuel System, Other / Delivery / Fuel Pump

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Acura MDX, 2015-2019 Acura TLX and 2015-2017 Honda Accord vehicles, equipped with a 3.5L V6 engine. Particulates in fuel may adhere to the internal components of the fuel pump, reducing its performance.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Reduced fuel pump performance can result in an engine stall, increasing the risk of crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Honda will notify owners, and dealers will update the fuel injection engine control unit (FI-ECU) software and, if necessary, replace the fuel pump, free of charge. The recall began March 25, 2019. Owners may contact customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Acura's recall number for this recall is P3W. Honda's recall number for this recall is N3X.

    Report filed by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.). Manufacturer campaign number N3X, P3W. 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: .

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

607 complaints, 839 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.

  • 2016 Honda Accord
  • All 2016 vehicles
2016 Honda Accord: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component2016 AccordAll 2016 vehiclesAccord, all yearsMentions
Electrical System236116.2130198
Exterior Lighting152.624.919.1128
Unknown or Other150.2110.255.1126
Engine52.417169.544
Fuel/Propulsion System46.542.925.239
Steering35.866.351.430
Service Brakes35.854.234.130
Power Train34.6127.5119.729
Visibility/Wiper32.218.56.627
Vehicle Speed Control27.434.237.123

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 29.

Complaints that report a crash
32
Complaints that report a fire
5
Injuries in the complaints
29
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
28 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 2016 Honda Accord, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2019, with 88 complaints.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

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. 2016 Honda Accord: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/honda/accord/2016/. 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 2016 Honda Accord?
4,174,934 units in 4 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. 4 of them name the 2016 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2016 Honda Accord name most often?
Electrical System: 198 of 839 component mentions, or 236 per 1,000. For all 2016 vehicles the figure is 116.2 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2016 Honda Accord open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.