Honda (American Honda Motor Co.): Air Bags › Air Bag/Restraint Control Module › Software
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 9, 2026 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 440,830. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2022 Odyssey vehicles. A software programming error can cause the side and side curtain air bags to deploy unexpectedly.
The risk
Air bags that deploy unexpectedly can increase the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will reprogram the supplemental restraint system (SRS) electronic control unit (ECU) software or replace the ECU, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 27, 2026. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is UNW. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning April 16, 2026. The information in your report suggests that Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) may have been aware of this issue more than five business days before filing a report with NHTSA. Please be reminded that under Federal law, this agency is to be notified of all safety defect and/or noncompliance decisions within five business days. 49 CFR 573.6 Significant civil penalties can be assessed for this violation.
5 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Honda Odyssey | 142 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 Honda Odyssey | 147 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 Honda Odyssey | 491 | 14 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 Honda Odyssey | 997 | 20 | 7 | 16 |
| 2018 Honda Odyssey | 1,011 | 16 | 3 | 14 |
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 26V227000.
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