Honda Airbags Safe Enough, NHTSA Yawns
Published Date: 9/28/2026
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Summary
NHTSA has decided not to investigate claims about airbags accidentally deploying in 2011-2017 Honda Odyssey vehicles. After checking complaints and data, they found no safety defect that needs fixing. If you own one of these vehicles, no recalls or repairs are coming, so no extra costs or changes for now.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
No Recall for 2011–2017 Odysseys
If you own a Model Year 2011–2017 Honda Odyssey, NHTSA denied petition DP26-005 (petition dated May 30, 2026) and will not open a formal defect investigation. After reviewing 9 Vehicle Owner Questionnaires, one Early Warning Reporting Death & Injury report, and several TREAD field reports, NHTSA concluded it did not identify a safety-related defect and therefore will not issue recalls or require repairs for these vehicles at this time.
2018–2022 Recall Not Extended
NHTSA noted Recall 26V-227 covers Model Years 2018–2022 Honda Odyssey for inadvertent side curtain and thoracic airbag deployments, but found the MY 2011–2017 Odysseys differ in generation, platform, physical characteristics, and airbag ECU algorithms. ODI stated it did not identify evidence linking the alleged inadvertent deployments in MY 2011–2017 vehicles to Recall 26V-227, so the 2018–2022 recall was not extended to the 2011–2017 vehicles.
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