Just curious. Will HondaLink stop working on my 2018 Clarity, and is there something we can do to fix it/get it back? Maybe it's already been discussed here but I'm not seeing much recent. Thanks!
A different Clarity forum claims, and provides some data, that the Clarity is 4G and therefore will not be affected. This would be consistent with Honda not listing the Clarity as needing an upgrade. https://www.clarityforum.com/threads/clarity-affected-by-pending-3g-network-shutdown.1796/
There is a thread in this forum that has some information https://www.insideevsforum.com/community/index.php?threads/2018-clarity-cellular-connection-its-lte.9944/
Here's an excerpt from Consumer Reports that indicates we are all set but many other Honda owners are not. Seems strange that Honda was not consistent with the technologies they used. Honda Vehicles affected: Accord (Touring trim, 2018 to 2020), Odyssey (Touring and Elite trims, 2018 to 2020), Insight (Touring trim, 2019 and 2020), Passport (Touring and Elite trims, 2019 to 2021), and Pilot (Touring, Slite, and Black Edition trims, 2019 to 2022). The fix: Owners must complete a software update by Feb. 22, 2022. If they update in time, they’ll need to get an updated telematics control unit (TCU), which could cost as much as $900. “The only way to update firmware on the TCU is through an OTA [over-the-air] update via AT&T’s mobile network,” says Chris Naughton, a spokesperson for Honda and Acura. “Since the TCUs in question are currently communicating via 3G, once that network stops operating, there is no further opportunity to communicate with the TCUs to perform the update.”
