BREAKING: Is Your Honda Hiding a Dangerous Defect? Over 250,000 Cars Recalled Nationwide
America's fourth-best-selling car brand is recalling over a quarter-million vehicles over a potentially life-threatening defect.
Honda's CEO, Toshihiro Mibe, is known in the industry as an engine wunderkind, joining the company's development team at just 26 years old
Honda says 259,033 SUVs and sedans must go back to their dealerships due to a brake pedal flaw that could make it harder to stop.
According to the company, a misplaced pin on the brake pedal arm may cause it to shift out of position, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
The recall affects certain 2021–2025 Acura TLX, 2023–2025 Acura MDX, and 2023–2025 Honda Pilot models, per the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The Pilot — Honda’s second-best-selling SUV — accounts for most of the recall, with 184,253 vehicles impacted.
Honda estimates only 1 percent of recalled cars actually have the defect, but it's taking action out of caution.
Dealers were notified of the issue on June 13. Owner notification letters are expected to hit nationwide postal offices on July 28.
Customers with affected vehicles will need to visit a dealership, where technicians will inspect the brake pedal and install replacement parts if necessary.
Honda recalled the popular Pilot, a mid-size SUV, because of a potential brake defect
Last year, Honda issued nine recalls, including a sweeping safety fix in October that affected 1.7 million vehicles.
The recall impacted some of Honda's best-selling models — including the CR-V and certain Civic trims. Some of the vehicles had a steering issue that made it harder to turn.
In total, more than 2.7 million Honda cars were recalled in 2024.
So far this year, the pace of affected vehicles has slowed. But the company has already issued 12 separate recalls in 2025 — the sixth-most of any automaker, according to the NHTSA.
Honda didn't immediately respond to DailyMail.com's request for comment.
Recall rise
Honda is hardly the only automaker struggling through a list of recalls this year.
So far, Ford tops the list of recalled automakers, with 76 safety bulletins posted this year.
Honda has struggled through a slate of recalls in the past two years
Honda drivers have scooped up a growing number of SUVs from the carmaker - the brand saw 8.8 percent sales growth in 2024
Recalls have been a constant trend for Ford.
The company spent $4.8 billion fixing sold vehicles last year, forcing CEO Jim Farley to apologize during several earnings calls.
'To say I'm frustrated is an understatement,' Farley said during a 2022 earnings call when asked about recalls.
'We have deeply entrenched issues in our industrial system that have proven tough to root out. Candidly, the strength of our products and revenue has masked this dysfunctionality for a long time.'
Detroit's iconic carmaker issued several recalls for some of its most popular cars this year, including five for the Maverick pickup alone.
Other automakers have also launched a batch of safety bulletins: RV maker Forest River issued 18, Chrysler and Volkswagen submitted 15, Mercedes registered 13, and GM had 12.