The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINIVAN. THE SLIDING DOORS MAY NOT LATCH PROPERLY.
The risk
AN IMPROPERLY LATCHED DOOR COULD OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, A DOOR COULD OPEN COMPLETELY. AN UNRESTRAINED REAR SEAT PASSENGER COULD FALL OUT OF AN OPEN DOOR OF A MOVING VEHICLE AND BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Honda Odyssey | 1999 |
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 | 1999 | 518 | 9 |
Other latches/locks/linkages recalls in 1999
7 of the 392 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1999 concerned the latches/locks/linkages; AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. filed 122 campaigns in all.
| 99V226000 18 Aug 1999 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 99V191000 16 Jul 1999 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
| 99V164000 29 Jun 1999 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 99V159000 24 Jun 1999 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 99V126000 19 May 1999 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 99V046000 15 Mar 1999 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1999