2020 Honda Insight Recalled for DC-DC Converter Power Loss Risk
Honda is recalling certain 2020-2021 Insight, 2020 CR-V Hybrid, and 2020 Accord Hybrid vehicles due to a DC-DC converter fault that may prevent battery recharging, potentially causing loss of drive power and increasing crash risk. Owners can receive a free software update.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
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 risk-of-harm scenario with loss of drive power potentially increasing crash risk. However, no injuries or deaths have been reported. This fits the rubric criterion for High severity: a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported.
Plain-English summary
Honda is recalling certain 2020 and 2021 model year Insight vehicles, as well as 2020 model year CR-V Hybrid and Accord Hybrid vehicles. The DC-DC converter in the electrical system may shut down, preventing the 12-volt battery from recharging.
If the DC-DC converter fails, the vehicle may lose drive power. This loss of drive power can increase the risk of a crash.
Honda will notify owners of the recall. Dealers will update the power converter unit (PCU) software free of charge. Owners can contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138 or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153) for more information. Additional information is available at www.safercar.gov.
The recalled product
- Product
- HONDA INSIGHT, ACCORD HYBRID, CR-V HYBRID
- Brand
- HONDA
- Manufacturer
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- Category
- Vehicle
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 27,838
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 (3)
- INSIGHT
- ACCORD HYBRID
- CR-V HYBRID
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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