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Honda Pilot Recall 15V668: Warning lights may not appear when a safety system fails

NHTSA campaign 15V668, reported October 16, 2015, 35,406 vehicles potentially affected.

What this recall means for you

Some 2016 Honda Pilots have an instrument panel that may fail to light the warning lamp when the tire pressure monitoring, anti-lock braking, or electronic stability control system malfunctions. The warning lights will come on if the ignition is turned off and then back on, but until then the driver may not be alerted to the problem.

If a safety system cannot warn you right away when it needs attention, you may face a higher risk of crashing. Honda will notify affected owners, and the remedy is a free update to the instrument cluster software at an authorized Honda dealer.

To check whether your vehicle is included, look up your VIN for open recalls on the NHTSA website or contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138 (Honda recall JV7).

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The repair is normally free at an authorized dealer.

Official recall notice

Safety recall 15V668Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
Problem
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2016 Honda Pilot 2WD vehicles manufactured May 4, 2015, to September 8, 2015 and 2016 Pilot 4WD vehicles manufactured May 7, 2015 to September 4, 2015. In the affected vehicles, when one of the safety systems such as tire pressure monitoring, anti-lock braking or electronic stability control malfunctions, there is potential that the instrument panel will not illuminate the corresponding warning light, however the warning lamps will illuminate when the ignition is turned off and then turned back on. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 126, "Electronic stability control systems", number 135, "Light vehicle brake systems" and number 138, "Tire pressure monitoring systems".
Risk
If a safety system cannot immediately warn the driver when needed, the driver may be at increased risk of a crash.
Remedy
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. Honda's number for this recall is JV7.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Affected vehicles

Honda Pilot2016