NHTSA recall 15V045000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 15V045000 |
| Manufacturer's number | JP5, JP6 |
| Manufacturer | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| Reported | 2015-01-28 |
| Owners notified | 2016-02-22 |
| Component | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL |
| Units potentially affected | 374177 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2017 quarter 2 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2017-07-28 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 374177 |
| Reported remedied | 199781 (53%) |
| Reported unreachable | 6818 |
| Reported removed | 2 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 2, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
Honda is recalling certain model year 2003-2004 Honda Odyssey vehicles manufactured February 13, 2002, to August 13, 2004, and 2003 Acura MDX vehicles manufactured February 21, 2002, to September 23, 2003. Due to electrical noise, a component in the air bag control module may fail, causing the front air bags, side air bags, and/or seatbelt pretensioners to deploy inadvertently while the vehicle is being operated.
What can happen
Inadvertent deployment of the air bags may increase the risk of injury and the possibility of a vehicle crash.
The remedy
Honda dealers will replace the supplemental restraint system electronic control unit (SRS ECU). The recall began on February 22, 2016. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-800-999-1009. Honda's number for this recall is JN6 (Odyssey), and JN7 (MDX). Note: This recall supersedes recall 13V-412. Vehicles that had a noise filter installed as the remedy for that campaign need to have the SRS ECU replaced under this campaign.
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.
| 2003 ACURA MDX | Built 2002-02-21 to 2003-09-23. |
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| 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY | Built 2002-02-13 to 2004-08-13. |
| 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY | Built 2002-02-13 to 2004-08-13. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as RQ14001
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| RQ14001 | Recall query, opened 2014-05-29, closed 2015-11-13. Jeep inadvertent air bag deployment. AIR BAGS; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE; AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW; AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| B18-023 | 2026-07-01. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - Warranty Extension: Customer Support Program For Front Passenger's Airbag Inflator. |
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| A18-050 | 2026-07-01. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - Warranty Extension: Customer Support Program For Front Passenger's Airbag Inflator. |
| A20-015 | 2022-06-06. Service bulletin. Service bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any manufacturing defects in the replacement front passenger's airbag inflator only. |
| B20-010 | 2020-03-18. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any manufacturing defects in the replacement front passenger's airbag inflator only. |
| B20-007 | 2020-03-18. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any manufacturing defects in the replacement driver's airbag inflator only. |
| A20-015 | 2020-03-18. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any manufacturing defects in the replacement front passenger's airbag inflator only. |
| A20-010 | 2020-03-18. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any manufacturing defects in the replacement driver's airbag inflator only. |
| A18-077 | 2018-11-13. Service bulletin. Service bulletin - This bulletin has been cancelled because the collection is now complete. If you did the collection in this Service Bulletin on or before October 26, 2018 (RO date), use the Warranty Claim Information provided below. |
| B18-023 | 2018-06-18. Service bulletin. Service bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any manufacturing defects in the replacement front passengers airbag inflator only. |
| A18-050 | 2018-06-18. Service bulletin. Service bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any manufacturing defects in the replacement front passengers airbag inflator only. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.