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NHTSA Campaign 17V397000

SEAT BELTS

NHTSA campaign 17V397000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the seat belts. The repair is free.

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) filed the report for 17V397000 with NHTSA on June 23, 2017; the manufacturer initiated the recall.

For 17V397000, NHTSA lists up to 3,927 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 9, 2017 and June 1, 2017.

The 17V397000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.

Owner notification letters for 17V397000 were scheduled from July 31, 2017, 38 days after the report.

17V397000 covers 1 model from Honda, model years 2018.

By potentially affected vehicles, 17V397000 ranks 148 of 232 Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) recalls on this site.

Besides 17V397000, Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) has 8 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 17V397000 was 15V424000, reported on July 6, 2015.

What this recall covers

The defect
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018 Honda Odyssey vehicles. The seat belt tongue for the third row center seating position may not be compatible with the latch, preventing the seat belt from latching securely. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
The risk
If in the event of a crash, the seat belt cannot restrain the occupant they have an increased risk of being injured.
The fix
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the third row center seat belt to make sure that it has the correct tongue, replacing the seat belt, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began July 31, 2017. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is KF7.

Reported June 23, 2017

Vehicles covered by 17V397000 (1)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V397000, 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: June 23, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted