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HighNHTSA·14V175000·Announced 2014-04-07

Honda Recalls 2014 Odyssey Vehicles for Damaged Passenger Air Bag Connector

Honda is recalling 2014 Odyssey vehicles because a damaged electrical connector may prevent the passenger-side side curtain air bag from deploying in a crash.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a safety-critical component (air bag) that may fail to deploy, increasing the risk of occupant injury in a crash. Per the rubric, this is classified as High (3) because it is a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2014 Odyssey vehicles manufactured between October 2, 2013, and December 16, 2013. The recall involves approximately 24,889 vehicles.

The defect involves the shorting terminal, an electrical connector used to prevent air bag deployment before installation. This component may have been damaged during the assembly of the passenger-side side curtain air bag. If the shorting terminal is damaged, the passenger-side side curtain air bag may fail to deploy in a crash, thereby increasing the risk of occupant injury.

Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the damaged shorting pin with a new shorting coupler free of charge. The recall began on May 16, 2014. Owners may contact Honda at 1-800-999-1009 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.

The recalled product

Product
HONDA ODYSSEY
Brand
HONDA
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Category
Vehicle — Air Bag
Hazard
Affected units
24,889

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Model numbers (1)

  • ODYSSEY

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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