# NHTSA recall 18V170000

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 \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 18V170000
- Manufacturer's number: X0R
- Manufacturer: Honda \(American Honda Motor Co.\)
- Reported: 2018\-03\-13
- Owners notified: 2018\-05\-07
- Component: SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
- Units potentially affected: 254568

## What is wrong

Honda \(American Honda Motor Co.\) is recalling certain 2014\-2016 Honda Odyssey vehicles.  The second row outboard seats have a lever to fold the seatback and slide the seat forward to access the third row seats.  Due to a manufacturing error, if the walk\-in release lever is used to fold a fully reclined left outboard seatback forward, the seatback may stay in the unlocked position \(free\-folding\) or unexpectedly unlock without engaging the walk\-in or recliner lever.


## What can happen

An unlocked second row left outboard seatback increases the risk of injury to the seat occupant during a crash.


## The remedy

Honda will notify owners, and dealers will confirm proper operation of the second row left outboard seatback, and install a support bracket to the seat recliner.  If the seatback cannot lock, dealers will replace the seatback frame assembly.  These repairs will be performed free of charge.  The recall began May 7, 2018.  Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1\-888\-234\-2138.  Honda's number for this recall is X0R.


## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2019 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2019\-10\-25
- Vehicles in the campaign: 254568
- Reported remedied: 210071 \(82%\)
- Reported unreachable: 1228
- Reported removed: 2716

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2019 quarter 3, 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2014 HONDA ODYSSEY](/makes/honda/odyssey/2014/recalls.md). Built 2015\-07\-14 to 2015\-07\-14.
- [2015 HONDA ODYSSEY](/makes/honda/odyssey/2015/recalls.md). Built 2014\-07\-31 to 2015\-07\-31.
- [2016 HONDA ODYSSEY](/makes/honda/odyssey/2016/recalls.md). Built 2013\-08\-04 to 2014\-09\-08.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [TS\-WI\-0290](/bulletins/10144752.md), 2018-09-17, Service bulletin
- [APSa08012018901](/bulletins/10144039.md), 2018-09-04, Service bulletin
- [A17120G](/bulletins/10126909.md), 2018-01-16, Service bulletin
- [A17\-031](/bulletins/10115832.md), 2017-08-25, Service bulletin
- [APAS11282016901](/bulletins/10100427.md), 2017-05-24, Service bulletin
- [APAS11022016903](/bulletins/10100123.md), 2017-05-23, Service bulletin
- [APAS10212016903](/bulletins/10087267.md), 2016-12-27, Service bulletin
- [APAS10032016903](/bulletins/10086892.md), 2016-12-21, Service bulletin
- [APAS09212016902](/bulletins/10086425.md), 2016-12-16, Service bulletin
- [APAS08312016902](/bulletins/10086121.md), 2016-12-13, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/18V170000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/18V170000)

[Report an error on this page](https://github.com/wenmar-pro/wenmar-open/issues/new?template=data_correction.yml&title=Data%20correction%3A%20NHTSA%20recall%2018V170000&page=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.wenmarpro.com%2Frecalls%2Fnhtsa%2F18V170000&vehicle=NHTSA%20recall%2018V170000)