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Honda software programming error can cause the side and side curtain air bags to deploy unexpectedly.

NHTSA campaign 26V-227 · Reported April 9, 2026 · 440,830 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Honda Odyssey
VEHICLES AFFECTED
440,830
REMEDY
Dealers will reprogram the supplemental restraint system (SRS) electronic control unit (ECU) software or replace the ECU, as necessary, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) reported a problem with the air bag/restraint control module software. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

A software programming error can cause the side and side curtain air bags to deploy unexpectedly.

WHY IT MATTERS

Air bags that deploy unexpectedly can increase the risk of injury.

WHAT TO DO

Take it to a dealer — they will reprogram the supplemental restraint system (SRS) electronic control unit (ECU) software or replace the ECU, as necessary, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 26V-227.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2018–2022Honda Odyssey

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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