Honda recalls 295,000 vehicles over engine failure risk

American Honda issued a major recall over engine concerns this week.

On Wednesday, the company recalled 295,000 vehicles, including Honda and Acura models. In the announcement, Honda said owners of the recalled vehicles need to update the field injection control unit (FI-ECU) software due to the fact that the system could cause the engine to spontaneously malfunction.Honda explained in a news release, “Due to improper programming of the FI-ECU, sudden changes in the throttle could illuminate the check engine light and cause the engine to lose drive power, hesitate and/or stall, increasing the risk of a crash or injury. American Honda self-diagnosed this issue by monitoring telematics information and determined the need to perform the software update of the supplier part.”

The company also said that owners of the affected models will receive notice of the issue in the mail by March. They should immediately take their vehicle to an authorized dealership to have the issue remedied, free of charge.

The company listed three models impacted by the recall in the release. Those models are: 2023-2025 Honda Pilot, 2022-2025 Acura MDX Type S, and 2021-2025 Acura TLX Type S. “Owners of these vehicles can also determine if their vehicles require repair by visiting www.recalls.honda.com or www.recalls.acura.com, or by calling (888) 234-2138,” the notice said.

Last year, Honda recalled more than 750,000 vehicles in the U.S. due to an airbag issue. At the time, the company said a faulty sensor could cause the airbags to inflate even when there is not a crash.

In this week’s release, Honda said that, at present, it has “not received any confirmed reports of crashes or injuries related to this issue.”