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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2004 Honda Odyssey Recalls

The 2004 Honda Odyssey has 13 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 27, 2019.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Honda Odyssey. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
13

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
585

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
41

6 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2004 Honda Odyssey, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

13 recalls on the 2004 Honda Odyssey

Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module

Campaign
19V499000
Reported
June 27, 2019
Vehicles affected
up to 3,947
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2002–2003 Odyssey, 11 other models

19V499000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
19V501000
Reported
June 27, 2019
Vehicles affected
up to 1,657,752
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2002–2003 Odyssey, 11 other models

19V501000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module

Campaign
19V182000
Reported
March 6, 2019
Vehicles affected
up to 1,101,534
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2002–2003 Odyssey, 16 other models

19V182000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
18V268000
Reported
April 26, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 1,335
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2002–2003 Odyssey, 9 other models

18V268000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
16V344000
Reported
May 23, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 1,790,894
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2002–2003 Odyssey, 7 other models

16V344000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module

Campaign
15V320000
Reported
May 28, 2015
Vehicles affected
up to 6,281,043
Risk NHTSA names
crash, injury and death
Same campaign
also 2002–2003 Odyssey, 11 other models

15V320000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal

Campaign
15V045000
Reported
January 28, 2015
Vehicles affected
up to 374,177
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2003 Odyssey, 1 other model

15V045000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags

Campaign
14V700000
Reported
November 4, 2014
Risk NHTSA names
crash, injury and death
Same campaign
also 2002–2003 Odyssey, 9 other models

14V700000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags

Campaign
14V353000
Reported
June 20, 2014
Vehicles affected
up to 133,207
Risk NHTSA names
crash, injury and death
Same campaign
also 2003 Odyssey, 8 other models

14V353000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags

Campaign
13V412000
Reported
September 19, 2013
Vehicles affected
up to 374,618
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2003 Odyssey, 1 other model

13V412000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system: ignition: switch

Campaign
12V573000
Reported
December 11, 2012
Vehicles affected
up to 807,161
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2003 Odyssey, 2 other models

12V573000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump

Campaign
04V420000
Reported
August 27, 2004
Vehicles affected
up to 69,538
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
only the 2004 Honda Odyssey

04V420000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Power train: automatic transmission

Campaign
04V176000
Reported
April 15, 2004
Vehicles affected
up to 1,099,796
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2002–2003 Odyssey, 5 other models

04V176000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2004 Honda Odyssey complaints by year

NHTSA has received 585 owner complaints about the 2004 Honda Odyssey, the newest on August 28, 2026. Of these, 41 describe a crash (7%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 45 injuries and 1 death.

In complaints about the 2004 Honda Odyssey, the component group named most often is the power train (38%), followed by the air bags (19%) and the structure (9%).

1 of the 2004 Honda Odyssey's 13 recalls also concerns the power train.

Where 2004 Honda Odyssey owners gave the mileage (431 complaints), the median was 106,800 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Power Train221
  • Air Bags111
  • Structure55
  • Electrical System53
  • Engine50
  • Latches/Locks/Linkages24

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2004 Honda Odyssey received by NHTSA, by calendar year
200452
200514
200619
200710
200812
200916
201053
201152
201261
201366
201459
201564
201630
201720
201815
201914
20206
20216
20227
20233
20242
20252
20262

Complaints about the 2004 Honda Odyssey peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 66. 16% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2004 vehicles, the 2004 Honda Odyssey drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Honda Odyssey year in the same window: 16th highest of the 23 ranked years.

Honda Odyssey years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 5/5
  • Side: 5/5

The 585 complaints about the 2004 Honda Odyssey are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Honda Odyssey by model year

Other 2004 Honda models

Newest record on this page: August 28, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted