The 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 2,490,460 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 196 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the engine. Last updated July 5, 2026.
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…
Consequence
Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
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.
Complaints by component
ENGINE
25
1crashes
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
23
1crashes1injuries
POWER TRAIN
19
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
18
1crashes1fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
16
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
15
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
11
5crashes2injuries
SERVICE BRAKES
10
1crashes
VISIBILITY/WIPER
10
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
9
Total complaints196
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“To whom it may concern, I am the owner of a 2018 honda clarity, and I am submitting this complaint to request that the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) investigate what appears to be a widespread defect involving the front camera system used by honda sensing. My vehicle has…”
“To whom it may concern, I am the owner of a 2018 honda clarity, and I am submitting this complaint to request that the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) investigate what appears to be a widespread defect involving the front camera system used by honda sensing. My vehicle has…”
“To whom it may concern, I am the owner of a 2018 honda clarity, and I am submitting this complaint to request that the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) investigate what appears to be a widespread defect involving the front camera system used by honda sensing. My vehicle has…”
“I was just driving normal and a message on my dashboard started to appear saying to clean my windshield or the collision mitigation system cannot work, we cleaned the windshield several times and it didn’t work the light still on, mow it got worst all of the lights turned on when I drive the…”
“I was just driving normal and a message on my dashboard started to appear saying to clean my windshield or the collision mitigation system cannot work, we cleaned the windshield several times and it didn’t work the light still on, mow it got worst all of the lights turned on when I drive the…”
“I was just driving normal and a message on my dashboard started to appear saying to clean my windshield or the collision mitigation system cannot work, we cleaned the windshield several times and it didn’t work the light still on, mow it got worst all of the lights turned on when I drive the…”
“I had an unintended acceleration happen as I was easing into a parking spot of a covered parking garage. The car accelerated like a jet plane taking off. I jammed on the brake. The only thing that stopped the car was the concrete wall that was 4 feet away. My airbags activated. We had taken the…”
“I had an unintended acceleration happen as I was easing into a parking spot of a covered parking garage. The car accelerated like a jet plane taking off. I jammed on the brake. The only thing that stopped the car was the concrete wall that was 4 feet away. My airbags activated. We had taken the…”
Defect investigations
InvestigationDP22005 Opened 2023-01-27 · closed 2023-08-07
Pedestrian alert sounds
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…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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