NHTSA vehicle safety data
2013 Acura ILX Hybrid Recalls & Complaints
The 2013 Acura ILX Hybrid has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns on file as of October 21, 2026. try.vin has no NHTSA owner complaints on file for the 2013 Acura ILX Hybrid. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Acura dealer.
NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2013 Acura ILX Hybrid. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.
Drive Shaft May Corrode and Fail
NHTSA #20V770000 · Power Train — Driveline — Driveshaft · NHTSA notice
Reported December 10, 2020 · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Potentially affected: 248,358 vehicles
Repair completion: 63.92% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
Manufacturer campaign P9M, PAV, BAY, TAX · Owners notified March 8, 2021
Defect description
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2015 Acura ILX, 2013 Acura ILX Hybrid, 2012 Honda Civic Hybrid, and 2007-2008 Honda Fit vehicles with a manual transmission and 2009-2013 Honda Fit vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The drive shafts' protective coating may not have been applied properly during manufacturing, making it more susceptible to damage from road salt, or other contaminants, and potentially cause it to break.
Safety consequence
A broken drive shaft may cause a sudden loss of drive power. The vehicle could also roll away if the parking brake has not been applied before the vehicle has been exited. Either condition can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
Manufacturer remedy
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the drive shafts, replacing either the left or right drive shaft, if necessary, free of charge. Owners were notified of the safety risk with an interim letter mailed February 2, 2021. A second letter will be sent once the remedy is available. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are P9M, PAV, BAY, TAX, CA0, and MAZ.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Driver Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode
NHTSA #19V182000 · Air Bags — Frontal — Driver Side — Inflator Module · NHTSA notice
Reported March 6, 2019 · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Potentially affected: 1,101,534 vehicles
Repair completion: 54.23% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
Manufacturer campaign U40,M45,O41,G44 · Owners notified April 10, 2019 · Vehicles built April 19, 2012 – December 6, 2012 (per NHTSA) · Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
Defect description
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling specific 2003 Acura 3.2CL, 2013-2016 ILX, 2013-2014 ILX Hybrid, 2003-2006 MDX, 2007-2016 RDX, 2002-2003 3.2TL, 2004-2006, and 2009-2014 TL, 2010-2013 ZDX and 2001-2007 and 2009 Honda Accord, 2001-2005 Civic, 2003-2005 Civic Hybrid, 2001-2005 Civic GX NGV, 2002-2007 and 2010-2011 CR-V, 2003-2011 Element, 2007 Fit, 2002-2004 Odyssey, 2003-2008 Pilot, and 2006-2014 Ridgeline vehicles. The affected vehicles received a replacement driver air bag inflator as part of a previous Takata inflator recall remedy or a replacement driver air bag module containing the same inflator type as a service part. Due to a manufacturing error, in the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver frontal air bag, these inflators may explode.
Safety consequence
An explosion of an inflator within the driver frontal air bag module may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver, front seat passenger or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Manufacturer remedy
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began April 10, 2019. Honda owners may contact customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is O41. Acura owners may contact customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Acura's number for this recall is U40.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Other Acura ILX Hybrid model years
Check your 2013 Acura ILX Hybrid VIN
Not every recall applies to every VIN in a given year. Enter the 17-character VIN from your Acura ILX Hybrid at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall.
Check an Acura VIN