NHTSA recall 26V227000
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 | 26V227000 |
| Manufacturer's number | UNW |
| Manufacturer | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| Reported | 2026-04-09 |
| Owners notified | 2026-05-26 |
| Component | AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE |
| Units potentially affected | 440830 |
| Part numbers | 77960-THR-A020-M2, 77960-THR-A120-M2, 77960-THR-A220-M2 |
| Report | Quarterly report 1, for 2026 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-07-20 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 440830 |
| Reported remedied | 124880 (28%) |
| Reported unreachable | 2333 |
| Reported removed | 13914 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 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 (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.
What can happen
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.
| 2018 HONDA ODYSSEY | Built from 2017-01-24. |
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| 2019 HONDA ODYSSEY | |
| 2020 HONDA ODYSSEY | |
| 2021 HONDA ODYSSEY | |
| 2022 HONDA ODYSSEY | Built to 2022-06-03. |
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 PE25018
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.
| PE25018 | Preliminary evaluation, opened 2025-10-28, closed 2026-06-25. Inadvertent Deployment of Side Air Bags. AIR BAGS; AIR BAGS:SENSOR:SIDE IMPACT; AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.