2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2013 Honda CR-V. Owners have filed 382 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Honda dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2013 Honda CR-V. Check your CR-V by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 382 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Honda CR-V, reporting 22 crashes, 13 injuries. Honda has issued at least 113 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation lists this model year in 2 investigations. An investigation is not a recall; it is how NHTSA decides whether one is needed.
Owners have filed 382 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Honda CR-V. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“This honda cr-v had a sudden surge of acceleration while the brake pedal was pressed. The brake pedal was stepped off to put car into drive, but then the car suddenly went forward over 30 mph and crashed into a fence and tree in the driveway straight across from it about 5 feet away.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11723441
“The contact owns a 2013 Honda CR-V. The contact stated that while in a commercial parking garage, a second vehicle crashed into the rear of the vehicle, causing the driver to inadvertently press the accelerator pedal and lose control of the vehicle.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11665711
“The contact owns a 2013 Honda CR-V. The contact stated that while driving at 40 MPH, he was involved in an accident where he crashed into a truck, but the driver's air bag did not deploy. The contact stated that the fumes from the air bag burned his left hand, and he had to seek medical attention.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11534198
“On February 5, I was parking my vehicle in a parking lot space. The vehicle lurched forward and hit another parked car causing $925 in damages to that car. I put it into Park and then Reverse and it lurched backwards. I did not have any control over the car.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11506769
“THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THROUGH A CAR WASH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11406120
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2013 Honda CR-V is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Honda dealer.