The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINIVAN. THE POWER DOOR LOCK REMOTE CONTROL ACTUATOR UNLATCHES THE DOOR IN RESPONSE TO INPUT FROM THE REMOTE TRANSMITTER. EXCESSIVE GREASE IN THE ACTUATOR COULD CAUSE A SLOW RETURN OF THE ACTIVATION LEVER TO THE PROPER LATCHING POSITION.
The risk
IF THE ACTIVATION LEVER HAS NOT RETURNED TO THE PROPER LATCHING POSITION BY THE TIME THE SLIDING DOOR CLOSES, THE DOOR WILL NOT LATCH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE POWER DOOR LOCK REMOTE CONTROL 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 |
| 99V158000 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