Honda Recalls Nearly Two Million Vehicles Due To Steering Issue

Honda Motor Co. is recalling nearly 1.7 million vehicles due to a manufacturing issue that could potentially lead to crashes by making it difficult to steer the vehicles. The recall was reported last week to government regulators, who issued the recall order on Tuesday (October 8).

The safety recall order from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) stated that the steering gearbox assembly in the affected vehicles may have been manufactured incorrectly. This could cause "excessive internal friction" that could make the vehicle difficult to steer and increase the likelihood of a crash.

The vehicles covered in the recall are from model years 2022 to 2025 and include certain Acura Integras, Honda Civics, Honda CR-Vs, and Honda HR-Vs. The NHTSA announced an investigation into the problem back in March after receiving 145 complaints from Honda Civic drivers about their steering sticking, forcing them to exert extra effort to turn the steering wheel.

At the time of the original announcement, the NHTSA reported no crashes or injuries resulting from the problem . Tuesday's order also does not mention any accidents or injuries caused by the defect.

Notification letters are expected to be mailed to vehicle owners on November 18. Owners will be able to take their vehicles to dealers, who will replace the worm gear spring and reapply grease as necessary at no cost. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. The numbers for the recall are SJS, MJU, QJT, and VJV.

You can check to see if your car is under recall by going to nhtsa.gov/recalls and entering your 17-digit vehicle identification number.