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Honda affected vehicles may have been assembled with improperly torqued connecting rod bolts, which can cause the engine to lose power or leak oil.

NHTSA campaign 15V-121 · Reported March 2, 2015 · 137 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Honda Accord and CR-V
VEHICLES AFFECTED
137
REMEDY
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the engine short block, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) reported a problem with the engine and engine cooling engine. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The affected vehicles may have been assembled with improperly torqued connecting rod bolts, which can cause the engine to lose power or leak oil.

WHY IT MATTERS

Loss of engine power may result in a vehicle stall, increasing the risk of a crash. If the engine leaks oil in the proximity of hot engine or exhaust components, there is an increased risk of a fire.

WHAT TO DO

Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the engine short block, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 15V-121.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2014–2015Honda Accord
2015Honda CR-V

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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