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2013 Honda Cr-V Recalls & Complaints

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open safety recalls on record

Critical

500 owner complaints filed · Severity Index 0.30 · updated 2026-08-07

The recalls

Critical23V858000

Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump

Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, raises the risk of a crash.

Remedy & full details

Dealers will replace the fuel pump module, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed September 6, 2024. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are KGC and KGD. This recall is an expansion of NHTSA recall numbers 21V-215 and 20V-314.

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2023 Honda Accord, Civic Coupe, Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R, CR-V, HR-V, Ridgeline, Odyssey, Acura ILX, MDX, MDX Hybrid, RDX, RLX, TLX, 2019-2022 Honda Insight, Passport, 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda Clarity PHEV, Fit, and 2015-2020 Honda Accord Hybrid, Pilot, Acura NSX vehicles. The fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.

Serious13V143000

Power Train:Automatic Transmission

If the gear selector is moved from the park position without pressing the brake pedal it can allow the vehicle to roll away, raises the risk of a crash.

Remedy & full details

Honda will notify owners and instruct them to take their vehicle to a Honda or Acura dealer. The dealer will install an updated brake shift interlock blocking mechanism free of charge. The recall began on May 13, 2013. Owners may contact Honda at 1-800-999-1009. Honda's campaign recall numbers are S96, S97, and S98.

Honda is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 CR-V, Odyssey, and model year 2013 Acura RDX vehicles. During sub-freezing temperatures, the brake-shift interlock blocking mechanism may become slow and allow the gear selector to be moved from the Park position without pressing the brake pedal. As such, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 114, "Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention."

Complaint volume

500 this model-year 9 median, same year

Volume alone is not a fault rate — popular vehicles attract more reports. Read it next to the severity mix below.

What owners reported happened

36Crashes
0Fires
19Injuries
0Deaths

Across 500 complaints. Severity Index 0.30.

Severity Index weights each complaint's reported outcome (death ×10, injury ×4, fire ×3, crash ×2) and divides by total complaints. It measures how severe reports are, not how often faults occur.

What owners report most

Engine97 · 19%Power Train94 · 19%Unknown Or Other48 · 10%Electrical System34 · 7%Exterior Lighting31 · 6%Air Bags27 · 5%Service Brakes25 · 5%Vehicle Speed Control25 · 5%
  1. Engine — 97 reports
  2. Power Train — 94 reports
  3. Unknown Or Other — 48 reports
  4. Electrical System — 34 reports
  5. Exterior Lighting — 31 reports
  6. Air Bags — 27 reports
  7. Service Brakes — 25 reports
  8. Vehicle Speed Control — 25 reports
  9. Steering — 15 reports
  10. Suspension — 14 reports

What to do

  1. Find your 17-character VIN on the driver's door jamb or the base of the windscreen.
  2. Check it against NHTSA's official lookup at nhtsa.gov/recalls — the authoritative record for your exact car.
  3. Book the repair with any franchised dealer. Safety recall work is free, with no time limit and regardless of who owns the car now.

Other model years

1997 (2) · 1998 (3) · 1999 (3) · 2000 (2) · 2001 (1) · 2002 (16) · 2003 (14) · 2004 (13) · 2005 (14) · 2006 (13) · 2007 (12) · 2008 (11) · 2009 (12) · 2010 (15) · 2011 (13) · 2012 (3) · 2013 · 2014 (1) · 2015 (3) · 2016 (3) · 2017 (7) · 2018 (5) · 2019 (8) · 2020 (7) · 2021 (4) · 2022 (3) · 2023 (3) · 2024 (2) · 2025 (1) · 2026

Numbers in brackets are open recall campaigns for that year.

Questions

Does an open recall mean the car is unsafe to drive?

Not usually. NHTSA issues a "do not drive" or "park outside" advisory when a defect is dangerous enough to keep you out of the car — those are flagged Critical above. Everything else should be repaired promptly but is not an immediate stop-driving order.

Do I pay for recall repairs?

No. Federal law requires the manufacturer to fix a safety recall free of charge, including parts and labour, whether or not you are the original owner.

Why are there complaints but no recalls?

Complaints are unverified reports filed by owners. They can prompt an investigation, but many never become recalls — either the fault isn't safety-related or it isn't widespread.

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