Got this new 2027 CRV Sport Touring, super happy with purchase. I paid 42k OOTD with registration in VA. Maybe I could have negotiated more if I waited till Thanksgiving, but couldnt resist it buying it now. Already loving the experience, I dont open the liftgate with hands even if they are free.
Looking forward to adding some useful accessories and exploring its features.
>A gas spring cylinder rupture or a liftgate falling unexpectedly can increase the risk of injury.
>NHTSA ID Number: 26V252000
>Manufacturer Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
>Components STRUCTURE
>Potential Number of Units Affected: 108046
>Summary
>Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2018-2022 Outlander PHEV and 2014-2020 Outlander vehicles. The liftgate gas spring cylinders may corrode and lose pressure, which can result in a gas spring cylinder rupture or the liftgate falling unexpectedly.
>Remedy
>MMNA will replace the left and right liftgate gas springs, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed June 17, 2026. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-26-001. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov June 3, 2026. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 25V507.
Credit: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
TL;DR - gave up trying to update and made it the dealership’s problem
Like a lot of you good folks, I’ve been struggling with the OTA update for my 2026 CRV (if it matters, it’s a Sport Touring). This will be a long post but I’m hoping it helps someone who’s having similar issues. Reading through posts on here and other Reddit subs really helped me feel less crazy when things weren’t going as expected.
I brought my car into the dealership a couple weeks back for the water pump software recall and tire inflator kit recall, and asked the tech if they could perform the OTA update too, but when I got my car back, the update notification was still there and they were slammed, so I just figured I could do it. I work in I.T., so how hard could it be?
Spoiler alert: VERY.
It connected one day randomly on my drive home from work and hung on the “System Initialization” screen or whatever that supposedly takes 3 minutes, tops. My commute is an hour, and nothing changed. Have no idea if it was on my hotspot or just cellular, since I was driving on the interstate and couldn’t check.
Then it would not connect to my home router in my garage/driveway or the WiFi at work, even though I park directly outside the office and work in I.T. so we have a good signal.
And, because it had technically started using the OTA method, I couldn’t do it via USB. So, that’s fun.
Then, yesterday, it started randomly trying at work. I kept going out to ensure the car wouldn’t turn off, but it took over an hour to get to 14%, then went back to 12% somehow (did you know CRVs can time travel?), and then stopped completely.
I tried forgetting all wireless connections, rebooting the infotainment, using my phone hotspot, using my husband’s hotspot, turning my phone off completely to try to get it to rely only on WiFi…nada enchilada. And yes, CarPlay was fully disabled in the settings on my phone during these attempts.
Finally, as a last resort, I took it back to the dealership today and asked if I could just connect to their guest WiFi in the parking lot to try to update. A very nice service tech let me park in the bay and use their guest WiFi, but it wouldn’t connect so we performed a factory reset.
Then it started right up and got to 96% and then stopped. I read on here that this could happen and would eventually resolve, but the tech suggested resetting the OTA system altogether. So, they took my car back and did that.
It took a bit over probably 2 hours today, but it’s done. I’m gonna leave a rave review for the tech because she was awesome for helping me out without an appointment, but holy shit, Honda needs to figure this out or just stop offering OTA updates and force owners to take cars to the dealerships for these things.
So, maybe just take the car to the dealership and let them sort it out, if you’re having issues updating. This was an unnecessarily annoying rollercoaster.
This dealership is trying to markup sport touring a lot. Are these add ons worth more than $1000 on total?
2026 crv hybrid
Anytime my front windows are down ajar, or even half way to 3/4 way down they shake when driving and give off noise as if they’re not installed properly.
Has anyone else had this issue?
Got rear ended and had back “fixed” the gap seems large, are others just as big or am I remembering incorrectly
Hi CRV enjoyers!
2024 Sport L Hybrid 2.0L
A little north of 60,000 miles!
Recently there’s this rattle coming from the engine / intake on cold starts only. It was recently maintenanced at a Honda dealer, complete with oil change and general inspection.
I’m thinking I should take it in and have a tech check it out from a cold start in the morning after sitting overnight.
No engine/warning lights or issues at start or once warmed up. Warmer starts seem totally normal without any noise or movement. All movement appears isolated to the intake tube! I don’t think it’s anything to worry about, but I’m curious if anyone here has other ideas?
Thanks in advance
