NHTSA Campaign Id 19V784000; Date: Oct. 31, 2019
in the event of a crash, incomplete body welding may provide inadequate protection to occupants, increasing the risk of an injury.
2019 Honda Passport; 2019 Honda Pilot; 2020 Honda Pilot
Component: Structure:body
Manufactured by: Honda (american Honda Motor Co.)
Affected Units:: 10
honda (american honda motor co.) is recalling certain 2019-2020 pilot and 2019 passport vehicles. the front frame left and right side upper members may not have been welded completely to the unibody. as such, these vehicles may fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) numbers 208, "occupant crash protection" and 219, "windshield zone intrusion."
honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicle for missing welds, free of charge. if the vehicle is identified as missing welds, the dealer will offer to repurchase the vehicle or provide a similar replacement vehicle. owner notification will begin 12/13/2019. owners may contact honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. honda's number for this recall is x6j.
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.
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