In December 2025, Honda filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Generator, covering the CR-V. The filing affects 70 vehicles manufactured between September 2024 and February 11, 2025.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1241281 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | December 11, 2025 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Honda |
| Component | Generator |
| Production period | September 2024 — February 11, 2025 |
| Vehicles affected | 70 units |
Filing in context
The Generator is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 15 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 32 Honda notifications from 2025 in this archive. For scale, 4,022 of the 4,890 filings in this archive report a larger number of affected vehicles; the vehicles involved here were manufactured over a span of about 5 months.
Defect
(1) In the fuel cell stack, improper waterproofing of the coolant passages in the end unit resulted in insufficient fill of the waterproof sealant in some units. This reduces sealing performance in the coolant passages, allowing coolant to leak and illuminating the power system warning light. With continued use, fuel cell output decreases, causing poor acceleration. In the worst case, power generation stops, the drive-continuation-impossible warning light illuminates, and the vehicle becomes inoperable. (2) In the fuel cell stack, insufficient inspection of the coolant joint process resulted in inadequate sealing at the coolant joint holder in some units. Coolant leaks from the holder, illuminating the power system warning light. With continued use, fuel cell output decreases, causing poor acceleration. In the worst case, power generation stops, the drive-continuation-impossible warning light illuminates, and the vehicle becomes inoperable.
Corrective action
On all vehicles (conditions 1 and 2), replace the fuel cell stack with the corrected part.
Affected models & chassis ranges
This filing lists 1 type code(s). A vehicle is affected if its chassis number falls within one of the ranges below.
| Type code (型式) | Model | Chassis ranges |
|---|---|---|
| ZBA-ZC8 | ＣＲ－Ｖ | ZC8-1000001 — ZC8-1000070 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
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状況
①燃料電池スタックにおいて、エンドユニット内の冷却水路の防水処理が不適切なため、防水シール剤の充填量が不足しているものがある。そのため、冷却水路のシール性が低くなり冷却水が漏れ、パワーシステム警告灯が点灯し、そのまま使用を続けると、燃料電池の出力が低下し加速不良となり、最悪の場合、発電を停止し、走行継続不可警告灯が点灯して走行不能となるおそれがある。 ②燃料電池スタックにおいて、冷却水ジョイントの検査工程が不十分なため、冷却水ジョイントホルダ部のシール性が不足しているものがある。そのため、ホルダ部より冷却水が漏れ、パワーシステム警告灯が点灯し、そのまま使用を続けると、燃料電池の出力が低下し加速不良となり、最悪の場合、発電を停止し、走行継続不可警告灯が点灯して走行不能となるおそれがある。
改善措置
①②全車両、燃料電池スタックを対策品と交換する。
Source & verification
This entry reproduces public data from Japan's MLIT recall registry. English text is jdmvin.com's own translation; always verify against the official source:
https://renrakuda.mlit.go.jp/renrakuda/ris-detail-car.html?class=recalldatacar&id=3010343
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