Honda will be notifying owners of certain 2016 Honda Pilot 2WD vehicles to return to their dealerships for a problem affecting the instrument cluster warning lights. During a safety system malfunction, the corresponding system warning light will not illuminate until the ignition has been turned of and then back on. These vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 126, “Electronic stability control systems”, number 135, “Light vehicle brake systems” and number 138, “Tire pressure monitoring systems”.
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will update the instrument cluster software. Owners wanting more information about the problem are asked to contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda’s number for this recall is JV7 and the NHTSA campaign number is 15V-668.