The defect
THE FRONTAL AIR BAG SYSTEM HAS TWO EXTERNAL IMPACT SENSORS. ON CERTAIN MINI VANS,SOME SENSORS WERE INSUFFICIENTLY SEALED DURING MANUFACTURING. IF WATER ENTERS A SENSOR, CORROSION CAN OCCUR. CORRODED SENSORS COULD SHORT CIRCUIT INTERNALLY. IF SENSORS FAIL, THE SRS WARNING LAMP ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL TURN ON AND REMAIN ILLUMINATED.
The risk
FRONT IMPACT SENSOR FAILURE COULD CAUSE A DELAY IN, OR LOSS OF, FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, WHICH CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY IN A FRONTAL CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT IMPACT SENSORS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 30, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Honda Odyssey | 2005 |
Components: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honda Odyssey | 2005 | 830 | 8 |
Other air bags recalls in 2005
18 of the 562 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2005 concerned the air bags; HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) filed 96 campaigns in all.
| 05V572000 27 Dec 2005 | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) |
| 05V560000 20 Dec 2005 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. |
| 05V527000 17 Nov 2005 | HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO |
| 05V522000 16 Nov 2005 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC |
| 05V510000 3 Nov 2005 | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) |
| 05V479000 17 Oct 2005 | HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO |
| 05V450000 4 Oct 2005 | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY |
| 05V431000 21 Sept 2005 | KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2005