NHTSA Campaign 13V412000

AIR BAGS

Issued by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) · Reported Sep 19, 2013 · 374,618 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Honda is recalling certain model year 2003 and 2004 Odyssey and model year 2003 Acura MDX vehicles. Due to electrical noise, a component in the air bag control module may fail causing the front air bags, side curtain air bags, and/or seatbelt pretensioners to deploy inadvertently while the vehicle is being operated.

Consequence

Inadvertent deployment of the air bags may increase the risk of injury and the possibility of a vehicle crash.

Remedy

Honda will notify owners, and dealers will install a noise suppressor unit, free of charge. The recall began on November 1, 2013. A renotification letter went out on July 11, 2014 for the 2003 Acura and the 2003-2004 Odyssey. Owners may contact Honda at 1-800-999-1009. Honda's recall numbers are JC2 (Honda Odyssey) and JC3 (Acura MDX).

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
ACURA MDX 2003 374,618
HONDA ODYSSEY 2003 374,618
HONDA ODYSSEY 2004 374,618

Source: NHTSA Campaign 13V412000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.