NHTSA campaign 13V412000 · Honda campaign JC2/JC3
Acura and Honda Recall 13V-412: Inadvertent Air Bag Deployment
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 13V412000 (Honda campaign JC2/JC3) was reported by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) on September 19, 2013, with 374,618 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Honda Odyssey and Acura MDX for model years 2003–2004. Owners were notified on November 1, 2013, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 13V412000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 13V412000 (also written 13V-412 or 13V412)
- Filed by
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- Honda campaign number
- JC2/JC3
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 374,618 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Air Bags
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 50.75% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V412000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Acura
Acura MDX
- 2003 · Vehicles built February 21, 2002 – September 23, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Honda
Honda Odyssey
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V412000.
Defect description
Honda is recalling certain model year 2003 and 2004 Odyssey and model year 2003 Acura MDX vehicles. Due to electrical noise, a component in the air bag control module may fail causing the front air bags, side curtain air bags, and/or seatbelt pretensioners to deploy inadvertently while the vehicle is being operated.
Safety consequence
Inadvertent deployment of the air bags may increase the risk of injury and the possibility of a vehicle crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will install a noise suppressor unit, free of charge. The recall began on November 1, 2013. A renotification letter went out on July 11, 2014 for the 2003 Acura and the 2003-2004 Odyssey. Owners may contact Honda at 1-800-999-1009. Honda's recall numbers are JC2 (Honda Odyssey) and JC3 (Acura MDX).
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 13V412000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.