NHTSA Campaign 13V500000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
NHTSA campaign 13V500000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: software. The repair is free.
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) filed the report for 13V500000 with NHTSA on November 1, 2013; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 13V500000, NHTSA lists up to 344,187 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 8, 2006 and October 20, 2007.
The 13V500000 report reached NHTSA 6 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 13V500000 were scheduled from April 29, 2014, 179 days after the report.
13V500000 covers 1 model from Honda, model years 2007–2008.
Owners of the model years 13V500000 covers have filed at least 96 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 13V500000 vehicles, the 2007 Honda Odyssey has the most (63).
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V500000 ranks 38 of 232 Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) recalls on this site.
Besides 13V500000, Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) has 25 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 13V500000 was 12V573000, reported on December 11, 2012.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- 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.
- The risk
- The vehicle may suddenly and unexpectedly brake hard, and without illuminating the brake lights, increasing the risk of a crash from behind.
- The fix
- 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.
Reported November 1, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V500000 (2)
Honda (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V500000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: November 1, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted