Honda (American Honda Motor Co.): Air Bags
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 18, 2013 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 748,481. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Honda is recalling certain model year 2009-2013 Pilot and 2011-2013 Odyssey passenger vehicles manufactured from March 13, 2008, through December 21, 2012. One or more rivets that attach the airbag module to the airbag cover may be missing.
The risk
The absence of more than one rivet could alter the performance of the driver's airbag during deployment. This could potentially increase the risk of injury during a crash.
The remedy
Honda will notify owners and instruct them to take their vehicle to a Honda dealer. The dealer will inspect the driver's airbag module and replace it if necessary, free of charge. The recall began on March 14, 2013. Owners may contact Honda at 1-800-999-1009.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Honda Odyssey | 210 | 6 | 4 | 17 |
| 2013 Honda Pilot | 272 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| 2012 Honda Odyssey | 245 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
| 2012 Honda Pilot | 172 | 9 | 3 | 17 |
| 2011 Honda Odyssey | 235 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 2011 Honda Pilot | 293 | 11 | 5 | 29 |
| 2010 Honda Pilot | 111 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2009 Honda Pilot | 134 | 9 | 4 | 9 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 13V016000.
Full record for the 2013 Honda Odyssey → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →