The defect
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2018 and 2019 Honda Odyssey vehicles. The latch assemblies for the power sliding doors may stick and not properly latch to the door strikers.
The risk
If the power sliding doors fails to latch, the doors may open while moving, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the left and right power sliding door rear latch assemblies, free of charge. The recall began January 3, 2019. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are Z33 and O36.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Honda Odyssey | 2018, 2019 |
Components: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
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 | 2018 | 1,007 | 16 |
| Honda Odyssey | 2019 | 992 | 20 |
Other latches/locks/linkages recalls in 2018
6 of the 912 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2018 concerned the latches/locks/linkages; Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) filed 245 campaigns in all.
| 18V786000 8 Nov 2018 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 18V758000 26 Oct 2018 | Isuzu Technical Center of America, Inc. |
| 18V743000 24 Oct 2018 | Daimler Vans USA, LLC |
| 18V612000 11 Sept 2018 | Ford Motor Company |
| 18V234000 12 Apr 2018 | Forest River, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2018