NHTSA campaign 16V417000 · Honda campaign KA9, KB0
Acura and Honda Recall 16V-417: Fuel Tank May Have Insufficient Welds
NHTSA recall 16V417000 (Honda campaign KA9, KB0) was reported by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) on June 9, 2016, with 39 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Acura MDX, Honda Odyssey and Honda Pilot for model years 2015–2016. Owners were notified on July 29, 2016, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 16V417000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 16V417000 (also written 16V-417 or 16V417)
- Filed by
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- Honda campaign number
- KA9, KB0
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 39 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Gasoline — Storage — Tank Assembly
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 100% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 16V417000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Acura
Acura MDX
Honda
Honda Odyssey
Honda Pilot
- 2016 · Vehicles built June 1, 2015 – October 15, 2015 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 16V417000.
Defect description
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2015 Acura MDX 2WD and MDX 4WD vehicles, 2016 Acura MDX 4WD vehicles, 2015-2016 Honda Odyssey vehicles, and 2016 Honda Pilot 2WD and 4WD vehicles. The affected vehicles have fuel tanks that were manufactured with insufficient welds which may separate and allow fuel to leak out.
Safety consequence
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source may result in a fire.
Manufacturer remedy
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel tanks, free of charge. Owners may contact Honda/Acura customer service at 1-888-234-2138. The recall began on July 29, 2016. Honda's numbers for this recall are KA9 (Honda vehicles) and KB0 (Acura vehicles).
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.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 16V417000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.