Overview
- The recall covers certain 2023–2025 Accord Hybrids built from Nov. 11, 2022 to Oct. 24, 2025, and does not include gas-only Accords.
- A defect in the integrated control module can reset the CPU while the car is moving, causing a sudden loss of drive power and increasing crash risk.
- Dealers will reprogram the ICM software at no charge, VINs are now searchable on NHTSA.gov, and owner notices are scheduled for Jan. 5, 2026.
- Honda attributes the issue to improper software programming by a supplier and says a production fix was implemented on Oct. 24, 2025.
- Honda reports 832 related warranty claims with no injuries and estimates about 0.3% of the 256,603 vehicles may actually exhibit the fault.