NHTSA recall 20V438000
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 | 20V438000 |
| Manufacturer's number | W83 |
| Manufacturer | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| Reported | 2020-07-28 |
| Owners notified | 2020-09-23 |
| Component | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA |
| Units potentially affected | 212070 |
| Part numbers | 39530-THR-A21 |
| Report | Annual report 3, for 2024 quarter 3 to 2025 quarter 2 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2025-07-11 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 212070 |
| Reported remedied | 202192 (95%) |
| Reported unreachable | 162 |
| Reported removed | 969 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 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
American Honda Motor Co. (Honda) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Odyssey vehicles. Water may get into the rearview camera mounting holes and enter the camera lens and cause a distorted image, or no image at all. Additionally, if the rearview camera view mode is set to top-down view, or switched from that view to another mode in a bright environment, the image may not display. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rearview Mirrors."
What can happen
A distorted or inoperative rearview camera display can reduce the driver's view of what is behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rearview camera, free of charge. The recall began September 23, 2020. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is W83.
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.
| 2019 HONDA ODYSSEY | |
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| 2020 HONDA ODYSSEY |
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.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| ACGP09232020 | 2020-10-02. Service bulletin. Dealer Message - As of Wednesday, September 23, 2020 part 39530-THR-A23 related to Service Bulletins 20-050 "Noncompliance Recall: 2019 - 20 Odyssey Rearview Camera" and "Product Update: 2018 Odyssey Rearview Camera" is available via open ordering. |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.