Honda Odyssey Recalls

The Honda Odyssey has 102 recalls spanning the 1998 through 2026 model years, with the most serious recent issue being a steering gearbox defect on 2023–2024 models where water enters the assembly, corrodes the gears, and can cause the steering to bind or lock up, raising the risk of losing control.

Several other significant concerns affect the current and recent generation. On 2018–2026 models, a passenger seat sensor can misread occupant weight and cause the front airbag to deploy unexpectedly in a crash. On 2018–2022 models, a software error can fire the side and side curtain airbags without a crash. The 2018–2019 model years have a loose battery connection that can cause the transmission to suddenly shift into Park while driving, potentially damaging the parking rod and allowing the vehicle to roll when parked. Third-row wiring routed near the rear trim panel on 2018–2020 vehicles can chafe and short, creating a fire risk. Those same years have power sliding door latches that can stick or freeze in cold weather, allowing doors to open while moving. On 2018–2020 models, the front seat belt buckle can fail to latch, leaving occupants unrestrained. Rearview camera failures are widespread across 2018–2023 production, with water intrusion, software errors, and a faulty coaxial cable connector each independently capable of causing the camera image to fail or distort while backing up. The instrument panel on some 2018–2020 vehicles can go blank at startup, hiding speed, oil pressure, and gear position until the next key cycle. The 2018–2019 engine has a connecting rod bearing that can seize and stall or damage the engine. On 2019 vehicles, both the low-pressure fuel pump and the timing belt are subject to separate recalls: the pump can fail and stall the engine, and the timing belt teeth can strip and also cause a stall. The 2022 model has a separate issue with second-row seat rails that may not lock, allowing seats to shift during a crash.

Going back to the 2010s, the 2011–2017 model years have a recurring cluster of second-row seat recalls. The seats can fail to latch to the floor striker when positioned between travel points, tip forward during hard braking, or have a walk-in lever that stays unlocked, allowing unexpected seat movement in a crash. The 2014 model has two additional seat-related issues: a recliner cam that can over-rotate and leave the seatback unsecured, and a passenger-side curtain airbag connector damaged during assembly that can prevent deployment. The 2015–2016 model years have fuel tanks with insufficient welds that can separate and leak fuel near ignition sources. On 2013 models, engine pistons that did not receive proper heat treatment can wear prematurely and fail, stalling the engine. The 2012 model has a front suspension retention nut that may have been under-torqued, allowing the wheel to shift to an extreme angle and causing loss of steering. The 2012–2013 models also have a brake-shift interlock that can slow down in sub-freezing temperatures, allowing the gear selector to be moved out of Park without pressing the brake pedal.

The Takata airbag inflator issue covers the 2002–2004 model years on both the driver and passenger sides. Inflators in these vehicles can rupture in a crash and send metal fragments into the cabin, a risk of serious injury or death.