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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2008 Honda Odyssey Recalls

The 2008 Honda Odyssey has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 14, 2014.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Honda Odyssey. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
5

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
499

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
37

8 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2008 Honda Odyssey, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

5 recalls on the 2008 Honda Odyssey

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump

Campaign
14V112000
Reported
March 14, 2014
Vehicles affected
up to 886,815
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2005–2007, 2009–2010 Odyssey

14V112000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system: software

Campaign
13V500000
Reported
November 1, 2013
Vehicles affected
up to 344,187
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2007 Odyssey

13V500000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Structure: body: hatchback/liftgate

Campaign
12V062000
Reported
February 16, 2012
Vehicles affected
up to 45,747
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Same campaign
also 2009 Odyssey

12V062000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Service brakes, air

Campaign
10V098000
Reported
March 16, 2010
Vehicles affected
up to 412,000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2007 Odyssey, 1 other model

10V098000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump

Campaign
14E049000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2005–2007, 2009–2010 Odyssey

14E049000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2008 Honda Odyssey complaints by year

NHTSA has received 499 owner complaints about the 2008 Honda Odyssey, the newest on May 22, 2026. Of these, 37 describe a crash (7%) and 8 a fire; owners reported 44 injuries.

In complaints about the 2008 Honda Odyssey, the component group named most often is the structure (25%), followed by the service brakes, hydraulic (18%) and the service brakes (12%).

1 of the 2008 Honda Odyssey's 5 recalls also concerns the structure.

Where 2008 Honda Odyssey owners gave the mileage (421 complaints), the median was 50,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Structure123
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic88
  • Service Brakes62
  • Power Train41
  • Engine40
  • Electrical System33

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2008 Honda Odyssey received by NHTSA, by calendar year
200824
200942
201070
201146
201244
201375
201444
201527
201628
201723
201825
201924
202010
20216
20222
20231
20243
20252
20263

Complaints about the 2008 Honda Odyssey peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 75. 36% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2008 vehicles, the 2008 Honda Odyssey drew 1.7× the complaints of the median Honda Odyssey year in the same window: 5th 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 499 complaints about the 2008 Honda Odyssey are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Honda Odyssey by model year

Other 2008 Honda models

Newest record on this page: May 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted