- Honda recalled 4804 Accords and CR-Vs for a redo repair on a faulty tire kit that was already recalled in June this year, according to documents filed with the NHTSA.
- The recall involves a bottle cap on the tire-repair kit that could fly off if incorrectly attached due to pressure buildup inside the sealant bottle.
- The recall affects 2025–2026 Honda CR-V Fuel-Cell EVs, 2023–2026 CR-V Hybrids, and 2023–2026 Accord Hybrids.
Honda is recalling 4804 Accords and CR-Vs over a defective bottle cap on a flat-tire repair kit that could detach and hit someone when fixing a tire. Sound familiar? It might be because Honda already recalled over 1 million Accords and CR-Vs for the same issue earlier this year.
Documents filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) show that this new recall affects a smaller number of the same group of vehicles as the first recall. Owners of 2025–2026 Honda CR-V Fuel-Cell EVs, 2023–2026 CR-V Hybrids, and 2023–2026 Accord Hybrids may be getting another notification telling them to head back to the dealer for a do-over.
The recall specifically involves the sealant bottle in the flat-tire repair kit, which also includes a nozzle fitted with a one-way valve. If the repair kit is used with the nozzle incorrectly connected, pressure could build inside the sealant bottle and send its cap flying.
Though most of the recalled sealant bottles were fixed the first time, this unlucky group of about 4000 vehicles received a brand-new version of the exact same faulty part. Documents say the supplier accidentally mixed its supply of the original part with the new, fixed model.
No related injuries have been reported, but it may be smart to point the repair kit’s bottle away from you if you’re stuck on the side of the road with a flat tire and a repair kit with the potential to shoot a plastic projectile. Meanwhile, Honda says it will begin notifying owners on November 16. Dealers will inspect the tire kit and replace the faulty part if necessary.
Alayna Wilkening grew up reading motorsport magazines and following her grandpa around his Chevrolet dealership's showroom floor. In true Hoosier fashion, her first car was a hot pink custom cardboard "Fiero-vette" for her kindergarten Kindy 500 race. She now autocrosses a 1994 Miata with her dad, which she learned to drive the night before her first event. Alayna went to Indiana University and graduated with a degree in journalism and a minor in graphic design. As a testament to her great taste in cars, her first real one was a metallic orange 2007 Chevy HHR, which she lovingly called "The Dumptruck."