{"id":"2017_honda_clarity","make":"Honda","make_slug":"honda","model":"Clarity","model_slug":"clarity","year":2017,"url":"/honda/clarity/2017/","pts":["bev","fcev"],"configs":[{"id":39191,"model":"Clarity EV","pt":"bev","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (A1)","cyl":null,"displ":null,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":126,"hwy":103,"comb":114,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":30.0,"range":89,"range_city":97,"range_hwy":79,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":4.0,"charge240b":0.0,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"120 kW AC PMSM","fuel":"Electricity","vclass":"Midsize Cars","co2":0,"fe_score":10,"ghg_score":10,"fuel_cost":700,"save_spend":7750,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"HNX","modified":"Tue Jun 02 00:00:00 EDT 2020"},{"id":47526,"model":"Clarity FCV","pt":"fcev","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (A1)","cyl":null,"displ":null,"eng":"PEM","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":69,"hwy":67,"comb":68,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"130 kW AC PMSM","fuel":"Hydrogen","vclass":"Midsize Cars","co2":0,"fe_score":10,"ghg_score":10,"fuel_cost":0,"save_spend":11250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"HNX","modified":"Thu Mar 31 00:00:00 EDT 2022"}],"vclass":"Midsize Cars","segment":"Midsize car","epa_certified":true,"recalls":[{"campaign":"19V315000","component":"EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL","mfr":"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)","reported":"2019-04-18","owner_notified":"2019-06-10","units":1082,"summary":"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Clarity Fuel Cell vehicles.  Internal components may corrode and cause the water pump to fail.","consequence":"A failure of the water pump can cause the vehicle to stall, increasing the risk of crash.","remedy":"Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the water pump, free of charge.  The recall began June 10, 2019.  Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138.  Honda's number for this recall is L4N.","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":"N5H","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"18V921000","component":"HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM","mfr":"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)","reported":"2018-12-20","owner_notified":"2019-02-14","units":1082,"summary":"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Clarity Fuel Cell vehicles previously repaired under recall 18V-068. The previous software remedy may have been incomplete. As a result, the fuel cell control unit (FC-ECU) may misinterpret a small cell voltage drop, causing the vehicle to have a partial or complete loss of power.","consequence":"A loss of power can increase the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Honda has notified owners, and dealers will update the FC-ECU software, free of charge.  The recall began February 14, 2019.  Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138.  Honda's number for this recall is A3O.","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":"A3O","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"18V068000","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE","mfr":"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)","reported":"2018-01-25","owner_notified":"2018-02-28","units":471,"summary":"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017 Clarity Fuel Cell vehicles.  The fuel cell control unit (FC-ECU) may misinterpret a small cell voltage drop, causing the vehicle to have reduced, or a complete loss of, power.","consequence":"A loss of power can increase the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Honda will notify owners, and dealers will install a software update, free of charge. The recall began February 28, 2018.  Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138.  Honda's number for this recall is R0L.","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":"R0L","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"minor"}],"recall_count":3,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":81,"grade":"B","complaints":{"count":5,"crash":0,"fire":0,"injured":0,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Electrical System",2],["Steering",2],["Equipment",2],["Service Brakes",1],["Electronic Stability Control (Esc)",1],["Fuel/Propulsion System",1]],"by_year":{"2017":1,"2018":2,"2019":2},"excerpts":[]},"investigations":[{"action":"DP22005","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM","opened":"2023-01-27","closed":"2023-08-07","campaign":"22V063000","subject":"Pedestrian alert sounds","summary":"NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matt"}],"ncap":[],"popularity":999,"headline":{"range":89,"mpg":68,"ncap":null,"complaints":5},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 06:27 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}