Recall: 635,808 Honda Pilot, Acura MDX and Acura TLX vehicles can lose power steering; dealers will fix the software free
The recall covers 2023–2025 Pilots, 2022–2024 MDXs and 2021–2025 TLXs. Owner letters go out Dec. 14, but you can check your VIN now.
Honda is recalling 635,808 SUVs and sedans because software can shut off their power steering assist while driving, making them harder to steer and raising the risk of a crash, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the federal auto safety agency.
The recall covers 2023–2025 Honda Pilot, 2022–2024 Acura MDX and 2021–2025 Acura TLX vehicles. NHTSA says the software for the electric power steering system may put it into a fail-safe mode that cuts the steering assist.
What owners should do
- Check your car now: Enter your 17-character vehicle identification number (VIN) on NHTSA’s recall lookup. NHTSA says VINs in this recall became searchable Nov. 11. The VIN is on the lower left of the windshield and on your registration card.
- Get the free fix: Dealers will reprogram the power steering control unit at no charge, NHTSA says.
- Watch your mail: Honda expects to mail owner letters Dec. 14.
- Questions: Call Honda customer service at 1-866-784-1870. Honda’s numbers for this recall are KQB and TQA; NHTSA’s is 26V721000.
Honda reported the recall to NHTSA on Oct. 29, the agency’s records show.
Source: NHTSA recall 26V721000 via NHTSA’s recall database, checked Nov. 12, 2026.