Finally, the news is out that the last decade of pearl white paint put on Hondas and other cars was a screw up. First, Hyundai engine oil consumption, then massive thefts due to no immobilizer, now the paint peeling issue. My Hyundai has been a problem

A class-action suit was filed this month against American Honda Motor Company alleging defective paint was used in 2013 and newer model-year Honda and Acura vehicles. Filed with the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, the lawsuit alleges that some white paints are so poor that the finishes “inevitably fail, peel, delaminate (that is, the separate paint layers separate due to adhesion issues), bubble, and flake.”

The four shades of white currently named are: 

White Diamond Pearl (paint code NH-603P) used on Acura MDX, Honda Odyssey 

Taffeta White (NH-578) used on Honda Odyssey, Honda Pilot 

White Orchid Pearl (NH-788P) used on Honda Fit, Honda HR-V 

Bellanova White (NH-788P) used on Honda Fit, Honda HR-V

A similar class-action suit filed in Canada was settled in 2022 for upwards of $27 million

The affected vehicles are found nationwide, meaning the paint issue is unrelated to specific regional climates, for example. The suit alleges that the paint defect “existed in latent form when Honda manufactured the vehicles and when Plaintiffs purchased the vehicles” but will “manifest itself” during vehicle ownership. Also, per the filing, the vehicles were manufactured at Honda’s plant in Lincoln, Alabama, with the paint applied via a “robotic paint system.”

The plaintiffs have requested a jury trial and seek a host of remedies, including but not limited to compensation for repainting work, reimbursement of counsel fees, and “restitution, compensatory damages, and costs for economic loss and out-of-pocket costs.” Honda has yet to comment on the class-action filing.

https://www.thedrive.com/news/honda-owners-file-class-action-lawsuit-over-peeling-white-paint

https://www.odyclub.com/threads/white-odyssey-peeling-paint-poll.353181/page-3

https://www.reddit.com/r/Hyundai/comments/wtnrvr/i_have_seen_many_white_hyundais_with_peeling

https://www.hyundai-forums.com/threads/paint-delamination-pearl-white.598761/

https://autos.yahoo.com/hyundais-just-sloughing-paint-180000540.html

Why is this something I'm posting? 

Same paint problem happened to Hyundai, and I happened to buy one, with pearl white paint, and JUST last week, I was talking to people at the dealership, and found out that they already know that the problem is the primer under the paint. The formula was wrong, and the pearl white paint didn't stick to it like it should. 

Class action lawsuits have been filed against Hyundai for this issue in different countries. The issue seems to be with only pearl white vehicles, with Quartz White Pearl and Frost White Pearl paints cited in the Technical Service Bulletin. the vehicles which have suffered from this all originate from the same plant in Alabama