Honda 2025 CR-V Fuel Cell EV: Electrical Short Circuit Risk
Honda recalls 2025 CR-V Fuel Cell EVs with potential internal short circuits causing loss of drive power and crash risk. Owners must have fuel cell stack replaced free by dealers.
Use caution until it’s fixed
An internal short circuit in a fuel cell can cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
What happened, in plain English
Honda is recalling certain 2025 CR-V Fuel Cell EVs because coolant leaks in the fuel cell stack can cause internal short circuits. This may lead to loss of drive power and increase crash risk. Affected vehicles must be repaired by dealers to prevent safety issues. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/1342083-honda-2025-cr-v-fuel-cell-ev-electrical-short-circuit.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/1342083-honda-2025-cr-v-fuel-cell-ev-electrical-short-circuit · Updated October 8, 2026 · Official notice: NHTSA #25V858000
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“Honda 2025 CR-V Fuel Cell EV: Electrical Short Circuit Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 8, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/1342083-honda-2025-cr-v-fuel-cell-ev-electrical-short-circuit. Based on NHTSA recall #25V858000 (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=25V858000).
Why it’s dangerous
Coolant inside the fuel cell stack can leak into the stack case, causing an internal short circuit. This short circuit may lead to loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
Who’s affected
Owners of 2025 Honda CR-V Fuel Cell EV vehicles are affected. Drivers using these vehicles without the fix face a risk of losing drive power and potential crash.
How to tell if you have this one
Check if your 2025 Honda CR-V Fuel Cell EV has a fuel cell stack leak. The recall covers vehicles with VINs listed on NHTSA.gov starting December 16, 2025.
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What to do — step by step
Contact Honda Customer Service
Call 1-888-234-2138 to confirm your vehicle is affected and schedule a repair.
Get Fuel Cell Stack Replacement
Dealers will replace the fuel cell stack assembly at no cost to you.
What NHTSA says to do
Dealers will replace the fuel cell stack assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 3 2026. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is CN4. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning December 16, 2025.
How this recall unfolded
Recall timeline
Owners were mailed letters 54 days after NHTSA received the defect report.
- NHTSA received the defect report
- Owner letters mailed
- Added to GovInfoNow
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
Questions people ask
Is there a deadline for fixing this issue?
The recall was notified to owners on February 3, 2026, but no specific deadline is mentioned for the repair.
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Where this comes from
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official NHTSA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: NHTSA Recall #25V858000 (December 11, 2025)
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 8, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the NHTSA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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