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2021 Honda Accord: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 2021 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 no complaint on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names 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. 3,343,812 units in total.

  • 26V332000Air Bags / Sensor / Occupant Classification / Front Passenger
  • 24V064000Air Bags / Sensor / Occupant Classification / Front Passenger
  • 23V858000Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Fuel Pump
  • 21V900000Seat Belts / Rear/Other / Retractor

  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. 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: .

  3. 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: .

  4. 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

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2021 Honda Accord
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
EA24002Engineering analysisInadvertent Automatic Emergency BrakingForward Collision Avoidance / Automatic Emergency Braking15 Apr 2024Open

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

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

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2021 Honda Accord: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/honda/accord/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
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
15 May 2019
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 2021 Honda Accord?
3,343,812 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 2024. 4 of them name the 2021 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2021 Honda Accord open?
1 investigation has no closing date in the NHTSA file, of 1 that name this model year.