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The rear brake caliper pistons may have an insufficient coating, causing gas pockets to form, reducing brake performance.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 135, \"Light Vehicle Brake Systems.\"","consequence":"A reduction of braking performance increases the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Owners will be notified, and Honda or Acura dealers will bleed the brakes, free of charge.  The recall began December 11, 2018.  Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138.  Honda's numbers for this recall are C31 and L30.","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.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"C31, L30","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"15V472000","component":"TIRES","mfr":"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)","reported":"2015-07-28","owner_notified":"2015-09-18","units":11511,"summary":"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2016 HR-V vehicles manufactured January 12, 2015, to May 20, 2015. The affected vehicles may be missing the required tire placard indicating \"Tire and Loading Information.\" These vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 110, \"Tire Selection and Rims and Motor Home/Recreation Vehicle Trailer Load Carrying Capacity Information for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds) or less.\"","consequence":"If the tire placard is missing the driver or owner may not know at what pressure to inflate the tires, resulting in over or under tire inflation which potentially increases the risk of a tire failure and crash.","remedy":"Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicle, and apply a new label, free of charge. The recall began on September 18, 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is JT2, or JT4.","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.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"JT2, JT4","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":2,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":84,"grade":"B","complaints":{"count":239,"crash":13,"fire":1,"injured":11,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Power Train",74],["Electrical System",56],["Unspecified",45],["Service Brakes",23],["Engine",22],["Structure",22]],"by_year":{"2015":9,"2016":15,"2017":12,"2018":8,"2019":28,"2020":39,"2021":29,"2022":11,"2023":30,"2024":23,"2025":21,"2026":14},"excerpts":[["2022-06-22","Electrical System","My push start button isn't working properly. It takes several times pushing the button for it to start my vehicle. Very frustrating!!"],["2022-06-21","Air Bags","I was driving on a Nevada highway and getting into an off ramp with mild traffic. I attempted to break so I could stop behind another driver and realized my breaks weren't working. I then put my entire body weight on the breaks and they failed to stop or slow down my vehicle. I ended up colliding into the vehicle ahead\u2026"],["2022-05-11","Service Brakes","The contact owns a 2016 Honda HR-V. The contact stated that while driving up an incline an abnormal scraping sound was coming from the vehicle while depressing the brake pedal. There was no warning light illuminated. The dealer was contacted about the issue and the contact was informed of an unknown recall on the trans\u2026"]]},"investigations":[],"ncap":[{"desc":"SUV AWD","overall":5,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.135,"seats":5,"fcw":"No","ldw":"No","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"Standard","variant":null},{"desc":"SUV FWD","overall":5,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.153,"seats":5,"fcw":"No","ldw":"No","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"Standard","variant":null}],"popularity":139,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":31,"ncap":5,"complaints":239},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}