The defect
HONDA HAS NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A DEFECT IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007 AND 2008 ODYSSEY AND ELEMENT PASSENGER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JULY 28, 2006 AND AUGUST 21, 2008. AIR CAN ENTER THE VSA MODULAR PUMP DURING AN INITIAL SELF-CHECK PROCESS THAT OCCURS SHORTLY AFTER EACH TIME THE ENGINE IS STARTED. IT IS POSSIBLE FOR ENOUGH AIR TO ENTER THE SYSTEM TO RESULT IN A BRAKE PEDAL THAT FEELS SOFT OR LOWER TO THE FLOOR.
The risk
IF THE OWNER DOES NOT HAVE ANY BRAKE SERVICE OR MAINTENANCE PERFORMED OVER A PERIOD OF MONTHS OR YEARS, THE SYSTEM CAN CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE ENOUGH AIR TO AFFECT BRAKING PERFORMANCE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
HONDA WILL NOTIFY OWNER AND HONDA DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VSA MODULATOR BY REMOVING ANY EXISTING AIR IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM THEN APPLY SEALANT AND CAPS TO PREVENT AIR FROM ENTERING THE BRAKE SYSTEM FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 3, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Honda Element | 2007, 2008 |
| Honda Odyssey | 2007, 2008 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
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 Element | 2007 | 112 | 10 |
| Honda Element | 2008 | 113 | 12 |
| Honda Odyssey | 2007 | 830 | 4 |
| Honda Odyssey | 2008 | 499 | 4 |
Other service brakes, air recalls in 2010
14 of the 647 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2010 concerned the service brakes, air; HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) filed 96 campaigns in all.
| 10V571000 12 Nov 2010 | VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA |
| 10V535000 27 Oct 2010 | PACCAR INCORPORATED |
| 10V444000 23 Sept 2010 | FONTAINE MODIFICATION |
| 10V405000 9 Sept 2010 | ZHEJIANG XINGYUE VEHICLE CO., LTD |
| 10V404000 7 Sept 2010 | MACK TRUCKS, INC |
| 10V269000 16 Jun 2010 | PIERCE MANUFACTURING |
| 10V245000 7 Jun 2010 | SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC. |
| 10V212000 18 May 2010 | PACCAR INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2010