Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 17V397000

Seat belts

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2017-06-23.

Recall campaignNHTSA 17V397000

Seat belts

Component
Seat belts
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Vehicles affected
3,927
Reported to NHTSA
2017-06-23
Owners notified
2017-07-31

Defect description

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018 Honda Odyssey vehicles. The seat belt tongue for the third row center seating position may not be compatible with the latch, preventing the seat belt from latching securely. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

Safety risk

If in the event of a crash, the seat belt cannot restrain the occupant they have an increased risk of being injured.

Manufacturer remedy

Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the third row center seat belt to make sure that it has the correct tongue, replacing the seat belt, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began July 31, 2017. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is KF7.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
Honda Odyssey2018

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.