NHTSA campaign 18V221000 · Honda campaign D0S, T0T
Acura and Honda Recall 18V-221: Rivets that Secure Seats may Fail/FMVSS 207, 210
NHTSA recall 18V221000 (Honda campaign D0S, T0T) was reported by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) on April 5, 2018, with 5,810 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Acura MDX, Honda Pilot and Honda Ridgeline for the 2018 model year. Owners were notified on May 30, 2018, 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 18V221000 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
- 18V221000 (also written 18V-221 or 18V221)
- Filed by
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- Honda campaign number
- D0S, T0T
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 5,810 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Seats
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 207
Repair completion: 86.85% (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 18V221000. 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
- 2018 · Vehicles built January 10, 2018 – January 10, 2018 (per NHTSA)
Honda
Honda Pilot
- 2018 · Vehicles built January 2, 2018 – January 18, 2018 (per NHTSA)
Honda Ridgeline
- 2018 · Vehicles built January 12, 2018 – January 19, 2018 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 18V221000.
Defect description
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018 Honda Pilot and Ridgeline vehicles and 2018 Acura MDX vehicles. The front driver and passenger powered seats in the Honda vehicles and the driver powered seats in the Acura vehicles may have been assembled with improperly manufactured rivets. In the event of a crash, the rivets can break causing the seats not to be secured to the floor. As such, these vehicles may fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 207, "Seating Systems," and 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."
Safety consequence
In the event of a crash, if the seat does not remain secured to the floor, the seat occupant has an increased risk of injury.
Manufacturer remedy
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver seat frame assembly in Acura MDX vehicles, and replace the driver and front passenger seat slide rail frames in Honda Pilot and Ridgeline vehicles, free of charge. The recall began May 30, 2018. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall is D0S, and T0T.
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 18V221000
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.