2012 Honda Odyssey

US Recalls

NHTSA Recall US

• 17V725000 2017-11-17

  Recall 17V725000

  Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2011-2017 Honda Odyssey vehicles. The second row outboard seats can slide sideways to one of two positions. If a seat is placed between either of the two positions when attaching the seat to the vehicle floor, the seat will not latch properly to the seat striker, allowing the seat to tip forward…

  Recorded model years: 2012

• 16V933000 2016-12-27

  Recall 16V933000

  Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2011-2016 Odyssey vehicles manufactured August 17, 2010, to October 1, 2015. The affected vehicles have second row outboard seats that have a release lever that allows the seats to move for easier access to the third row of seats. This release lever may remain in the unlocked position allowing the…

  Recorded model years: 2012

• 13V143000 2013-04-15

  Recall 13V143000

  Honda is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 CR-V, Odyssey, and model year 2013 Acura RDX vehicles. During sub-freezing temperatures, the brake-shift interlock blocking mechanism may become slow and allow the gear selector to be moved from the Park position without pressing the brake pedal. As such, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard…

  Recorded model years: 2012

Showing 3 of 5 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 84 records exist for the Honda Odyssey where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

Campaign applicability can depend on build date, equipment and market, and a remedy may already have been completed. Confirm any campaign against the official record using the VIN.

Manufacturer Bulletins

NHTSA Manufacturer Communication US

• 10211092 2022-04-14

  APD04142022901

  Dealer message - On January 23, 2016, American Honda announced a product update for 2011-14 Odyssey vehicles. The trailer hitch weight was not properly calculated into the gross axle weight rating (GAWR) on the vehicle certification label. This can create a situation where the vehicle exceeds the indicated gross axle weight rating.

  Recorded model years: 2012

• 10187885 2021-02-26

  APaS02262021902

  Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2011-2016 CR-Zs, 2010-2014 Insights, & 2011-2017 Odysseys with a customer complaint of the brake pedal feeling soft or spongy when depressed, almost reaching the floor. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to any repair…

  Recorded model years: 2012

• 10187292 2021-02-10

  APaS02102021902

  Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2011-2016 CR-Zs, 2010-2014 Insights, & 2011-2017 Odysseys with a customer complaint of the brake pedal feeling soft or spongy when depressed, almost reaching the floor. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to any repair…

  Recorded model years: 2012

Showing 3 of 133 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 1,541 records exist for the Honda Odyssey where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

A manufacturer communication is service guidance issued to dealers. It is not a safety recall, and its existence does not mean this vehicle has the described condition.

Investigations

NHTSA Investigation US

• DP26005 2026-07-13

  Inadvertent Deployment of Air Bags

  The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) received a Petition dated May 30, 2026. The Petition is requesting an investigation into inadvertent air bag deployment in model year (MY) 2011-2017 Honda Odyssey vehicles. The Petition contends that air bags can deploy absent a sufficiently severe event to trigger a deployment, such as an impact, rollover event, or G-force threshold breach. The…

  Recorded model years: 2012

A further 19 records exist for the Honda Odyssey where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

An investigation records that a regulator reviewed a suspected defect. It is not itself a finding of defect and not a recall.

Canada Recalls

Transport Canada Recall CA

• 2017567 2017-11-17

  Transport Canada recall 2017567

  On certain vehicles, the rear outboard strikers of the second row outboard (outer) seats have a collar to define two set positions. If an outboard seat is positioned over the collar while attaching the seat to the vehicle floor, the seat will not latch properly to the striker. An unlatched second row outboard seat could tip forward during moderate to…

  Recorded model years: 2012

• 2016645 2016-12-20

  Transport Canada recall 2016645

  On certain vehicles, the lever on the second row outboard seats, which allows access to the third row seat, may stay in the unlocked position after returning the seat to its normal seating position. An unlocked second row outboard seat could increase the risk of injury to the seat occupant in the event of a crash. Correction : Dealers will…

  Recorded model years: 2012

• 2015598 2015-12-18

  Transport Canada recall 2015598

  Certain vehicles may not comply with Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations. The compliance label may bear incorrect rear Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) information (lower than the vehicle's actual rear GAWR). Correction: A production change has been undertaken to remedy this technical non-compliance condition. No corrective recall action is required as the technical non-compliance conditions are deemed to be non-safety…

  Recorded model years: 2012

Showing 3 of 5 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 68 records exist for the Honda Odyssey where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

Canadian campaigns are recorded separately from US campaigns and do not imply one another.

Consumer Complaints

NHTSA Complaint US

242 complaint records in the dataset for this vehicle and year.

Outcomes stated in those reports

• reports mentioning a crash 14
• reports mentioning a fire 6
• reported injuries 22

Outcomes as stated by the person who filed the report. They are not verified, not adjudicated, and carry no exposure denominator, so they cannot be turned into a rate.

By system

• Brakes60 (18.4%)Official recall records for this system: 14, covering model years 2005–2019.
• Engine44 (13.5%)Official recall records for this system: 12, covering model years 1999–2019.
• Electrical system34 (10.4%)Official recall records for this system: 14, covering model years 1997–2020.
• Body & structure25 (7.7%)Official recall records for this system: 6, covering model years 1999–2020.
• Powertrain (transmission & drivetrain)24 (7.4%)Official recall records for this system: 9, covering model years 2002–2019.
• Steering21 (6.4%)Official recall records for this system: 3, covering model years 2005–2024.
• Tires & wheels15 (4.6%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 2022.
• Seats13 (4.0%)Official recall records for this system: 5, covering model years 2011–2022.

Other / uncategorized: 23 classifications (7.1%) were not assigned to a specific system by the source. They are counted but not treated as an issue area.

A single report can name several systems, so these figures overlap and must not be added together — their sum is larger than the report total above.

A further 12,550 complaint records exist for this vehicle where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

These are owner-submitted allegations, not confirmed defects. Counts are record counts in the dataset. No exposure denominator exists, so no failure rate or reliability score can be derived from them.