American Honda Motor Co. is recalling 1,049,883 Honda Accord and Honda CR-V Hybrids and Honda CR-V Fuel Cell EVs for a tire repair kit bottle cap that may detach during use.
The recall covers certain 2023-2026 Honda CR-V Hybrid, Honda Accord Hybrid, and 2025-2026 Honda CR-V Fuel Cell EV vehicles. When using the tire repair kit, pressure may build within the sealant bottle, causing the bottle cap to detach.
Affected VINs should be searchable now at the NHTSA website.
Here is the relevant information from the NHTSA Recall notice:
NHTSA ID Number: 26V366
Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Components: TIRES
Potential Number of Units Affected: 1,049,883
Estimated percentage with defect: 1%
Descriptive Information
The recall population was determined based on manufacturing records. The production range reflects all possible vehicles that could experience the problem.
Description of defect or noncompliance:
If the flat tire repair kit is operated with the nozzle improperly connected to the tire valve, pressure may build within the sealant bottle. If the relief valve does not release pressure as designed, excessive pressure may accumulate, potentially causing the bottle cap to detach.
Description of the safety risk, including crash, fire, death, injury:
If the bottle cap detaches, the risk of injury is increased.
Description of the cause:
During development of the flat tire repair kit (TRK), the design did not adequately account for pressure buildup that could occur if the nozzle were improperly connected, resulting in the inclusion of an unnecessary fluid leak prevention valve. Additionally, certain relief valves were improperly adjusted during supplier manufacturing, preventing pressure from being released as intended.
Identification of any warning that can occur:
None stated.
Chronology
April 3, 2023 – Honda received the first report of the issue, however, the parts were not available for analysis.
August 14, 2024 – Honda worked with the supplier to investigate the issue.
October 3, 2024 – The supplier advised Honda it could not determine the cause of the first reported incident.
January 9, 2025 – Honda and the supplier continued their investigation and analysis of the issue.
April 8, 2025 – The supplier determined the issues were due to customer misuse of the TRK.
October 31, 2025 – Honda received notification of an incident involving an injury.
February 2026 – Honda observed a trend of complaints and continued to investigate and analyze the issue.
March 11, 2026 – Honda continued to investigate and analyze the issue with the supplier.
March 31, 2026 – A potential issue with the repair kit relief valve was identified by Honda.
May 28, 2026 – Honda determined that a defect related to motor vehicle safety existed and decided to conduct a safety recall.
As of May 28, 2026, Honda has had 53 warranty claims and 8 reports of an injury and no report of a death related to this issue in the US from September 15, 2022, through May 21, 2026.
Remedy
Description of Remedy
Remedy Type: Repair
Description of remedy program:
Registered owners of all affected vehicles will be contacted by mail and asked to take their vehicle to an authorized Honda dealer. The dealer will replace the tire repair kit nozzle or sealant bottle.
How remedy component differs from recalled component:
The remedy component does not have a one-way valve.
Description of recall schedule:
Dealer notification is scheduled to begin and end on or about 6/5/2026. Interim owner notification is scheduled to begin and end on or about 7/27/2026.
