Honda Odyssey 2003–2004 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin A-AHP-09182013-9 · NHTSA communication 10086781 · issued Sep 18, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
2003–2004
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Dealer message - on september 18, 2013, american honda notified nhtsa of a stop sale order and safety recall for some 2003-04 odyssey units. Any used units in dealer stock must be repaired per s/b 13-088, safety recall: electrical interference may cause inadvertent airbag deployment prior to sale. On september 19th, refer to vin inquiry to determine which units in your inventory are affected. American honda expects to begin customer notification in late october 2013.
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.