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SevereNHTSA·25V858000·Announced 2025-12-11

Honda Recalls 2025 CR-V Fuel Cell EVs for Fuel Cell Leak Risk

Honda is recalling 2025 CR-V Fuel Cell EVs because coolant may leak into the fuel cell stack, causing an internal short circuit and loss of drive power.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a structural vehicle defect (fuel cell stack leak causing short circuit) that explicitly increases the risk of a crash or injury, meeting the criteria for a Severe rating.

Plain-English summary

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2025 Honda CR-V Fuel Cell EV vehicles. The recall involves 388 vehicles where coolant inside the fuel cell stack may leak into the fuel cell stack case. This leakage can cause an internal short circuit, meaning the vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 305 regarding electrolyte spillage and electrical shock protection.

An internal short circuit in the fuel cell can cause a loss of drive power, which increases the risk of a crash or injury. No specific dates or locations for the distribution of these vehicles are provided in the source text, but the affected model year is 2025.

Dealers will replace the fuel cell stack assembly free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on February 3, 2026. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is CN4. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning December 16, 2025.

The recalled product

Product
HONDA CR-V FUEL CELL EV
Brand
HONDA
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Category
Vehicle — Electric Vehicle
Hazard
Affected units
388

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)

  • CR-V FUEL CELL EV

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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