The defect
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2011-2016 Odyssey vehicles manufactured August 17, 2010, to October 1, 2015. The affected vehicles have second row outboard seats that have a release lever that allows the seats to move for easier access to the third row of seats. This release lever may remain in the unlocked position allowing the seats to move unexpectedly.
The risk
An unlocked second row outboard seat increases the risk of injury to the seat occupant during a crash.
The remedy
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will install an additional bracket and spring to both second row outboard seats, free of charge. Interim letter has been mailed, and a second notification will be sent . Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is KD5.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Honda Odyssey | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
Components: SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
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 | 2011 | 235 | 5 |
| Honda Odyssey | 2012 | 245 | 5 |
| Honda Odyssey | 2013 | 210 | 6 |
| Honda Odyssey | 2014 | 310 | 5 |
| Honda Odyssey | 2015 | 206 | 6 |
| Honda Odyssey | 2016 | 271 | 6 |
Other seats recalls in 2016
43 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the seats; Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) filed 245 campaigns in all.
| 16V932000 27 Dec 2016 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 16V874000 5 Dec 2016 | Ford Motor Company |
| 16V816000 10 Nov 2016 | Bentley Motors, Inc. |
| 16V794000 1 Nov 2016 | Winnebago Industries, Inc |
| 16V770000 24 Oct 2016 | Kia Motors America |
| 16V718000 7 Oct 2016 | REV Ambulance Group Orlando, INC. |
| 16V703000 30 Sept 2016 | Halcore Group, Inc. |
| 16V641000 6 Sept 2016 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016