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NHTSA campaign13V500000

Recall 13V500000: Electrical System

Reported Nov 1, 2013Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)1 catalog make

Component recorded by NHTSA

Electrical System › Software

Campaign summary

American Honda Motor Company (Honda) is recalling certain model year 2007-2008 Honda Odyssey vehicles manufactured August 8, 2006, through September 8, 2008. Due to a combination of system components and software, the Vehicle Safety Assist System (VSA) may apply the brakes unexpectedly.

Consequence

The vehicle may suddenly and unexpectedly brake hard, and without illuminating the brake lights, increasing the risk of a crash from behind.

Remedy in the source record

Parts to remedy these vehicles will not be available until the spring of 2014. Honda will send owners an interim letter notifying them of the issue and instruct them how to prevent unintended braking. A second notification will be sent when the parts become available. Interim notification was mailed in December 2013. The recall began on April 29, 2014. Owners may contact Honda at 1-800-999-1009 or visit their website at www.recalls.honda.com. Honda's recall number is JC5.

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Catalog coverage

Vehicle pages represented here

2 pages

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YearMakeModel
2007HondaOdyssey
2008HondaOdyssey

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