2022-2025 Acura/Honda Multi-model Electronic Power Steering (EPS) Software Recall

This document features select information from the “Part 573 Safety Recall Report” submitted by Honda to NHTSA. The full document may be viewed on the NHTSA website.

Vehicle Information

Make

Model

Product Category

Product Type

Model Year Begin

Model Year End

Fuel/Propulsion Type

Honda

Pilot

Light Vehicles

Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle

2023

2025

Spark Ignition Fuel

Production Date Begin

9/13/2022

Production Date End

12/23/2025

 

Descriptive Information to include

  • The basis for how the recall population was determined and
  • How the recalled products differ from products that were not included in the recall

Enter descriptive information:
The recall population was determined based on manufacturing records. The production range reflects all possible vehicles that could experience the problem.

 

Make

Model

Product Category

Product Type

Model Year Begin

Model Year End

Fuel/Propulsion Type

Acura

MDX

Light Vehicles

Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle

2022

2024

Spark Ignition Fuel

Production Date Begin

12/10/2020 

Production Date End

7/10/2024

 

Descriptive Information to include

  • The basis for how the recall population was determined and
  • How the recalled products differ from products that were not included in the recall

Enter descriptive information:
The recall population was determined based on manufacturing records. The production range reflects all possible vehicles that could experience the problem.

 

Make

Model

Product Category

Product Type

Model Year Begin

Model Year End

Fuel/Propulsion Type

Acura

TLX

Light Vehicles

Passenger Car

2021

2025

Spark Ignition Fuel

Production Date Begin

8/11/2020

Production Date End

8/18/2025

 

Descriptive Information to include

  • The basis for how the recall population was determined and
  • How the recalled products differ from products that were not included in the recall

Enter descriptive information:
The recall population was determined based on manufacturing records. The production range reflects all possible vehicles that could experience the problem.

 

 

Make

Model

Model Year

Number potentially involved

Honda

Pilot

2023

75087

Honda

Pilot

2024

67193

Honda

Pilot

2025

240830

Acura

MDX

2022

70084

Acura

MDX

2023

57625

Acura

MDX

2024

49391

Acura

TLX

2021

30528

Acura

TLX

2022

12130

Acura

TLX

2023

18253

Acura

TLX

2024

4357

Acura

TLX

2025

10330

 

Number potentially involved: 635,808

Estimated percentage of involved with defect: 100%

Defect / Noncompliance Description

Describe the defect or noncompliance:
An improper electronic power steering (EPS) software configuration may cause the EPS system to enter failsafe mode under certain operating conditions.

Describe the safety risk:
If the EPS system enters failsafe mode, power steering assist is disabled, and the EPS warning indicators illuminate in the instrument cluster. Without power assist, steering effort increases, which may reduce vehicle controllability, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.

Describe the cause:
The supplier developed incorrect EPS software containing an error in the Driver Attention Monitor road-condition compensation calculation and an improperly configured response to the resulting internal error. Under specific operating conditions, the software may perform a floating-point division with a zero denominator, triggering an internal error. The EPS software was incorrectly configured to respond to this error by disabling power steering assist.

Description of Remedy

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 or Acura dealer. The dealer will reprogram the EPS control unit with improved software.

How remedy component differs from recalled component:
The remedy component contains the correct EPS software.

Recall Schedule

Describe the recall schedule for notifications:
Dealer notification is scheduled to begin and end on or about 10/30/2026. Customer notification is scheduled to begin and end on or about 12/14/2026.

Media Inquiries

jake_berg@na.honda.com 
alvin_tsang@ahm.acura.com

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