The Recall Desk
HighNHTSA·15V668000·Announced 2015-10-16

Honda Recalls 2016 Pilot Vehicles for Instrument Panel Warning Light Defect

Honda is recalling 2016 Pilot vehicles because safety system warning lights may not illuminate immediately upon malfunction, increasing crash risk.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a defect in safety systems (ESC, ABS, TPMS) that fails to provide immediate warnings, creating a risk of harm (crash) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products.

Plain-English summary

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2016 Honda Pilot 2WD vehicles manufactured between May 4, 2015, and September 8, 2015, and 2016 Pilot 4WD vehicles manufactured between May 7, 2015, and September 4, 2015. The recall affects approximately 35,406 vehicles.

In the affected vehicles, if a safety system such as tire pressure monitoring, anti-lock braking, or electronic stability control malfunctions, the instrument panel may fail to illuminate the corresponding warning light immediately. The warning lamps will only illuminate when the ignition is turned off and then back on. This defect causes the vehicles to fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 126, 135, and 138.

If a safety system cannot immediately warn the driver when needed, the driver may be at an increased risk of a crash. Honda will notify owners, and dealers will update the instrument cluster software free of charge. The recall began on December 11, 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.

The recalled product

Product
HONDA PILOT
Brand
HONDA
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Category
Vehicle — SUV
Hazard
Affected units
35,406

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Model numbers (1)

  • PILOT

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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