NHTSA campaign 15V045000 · Honda campaign JP5, JP6

Acura and Honda Recall 15V-045: Inadvertent Air Bag Deployment

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 15V045000 (Honda campaign JP5, JP6) was reported by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) on January 28, 2015, with 374,177 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Honda Odyssey and Acura MDX for model years 2003–2004. Owners were notified on February 22, 2016, 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 15V045000 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.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 15V045000 (also written 15V-045 or 15V045)
Filed by: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Honda campaign number: JP5, JP6
Report received: January 28, 2015
Potentially affected: 374,177 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Air Bags — Frontal
Owners notified: February 22, 2016

Repair completion: 53.39% (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 15V045000. 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)

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Honda

Honda Odyssey
- 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built February 13, 2002 – August 13, 2004 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 15V045000.

Defect description

Honda is recalling certain model year 2003-2004 Honda Odyssey vehicles manufactured February 13, 2002, to August 13, 2004, and 2003 Acura MDX vehicles manufactured February 21, 2002, to September 23, 2003. Due to electrical noise, a component in the air bag control module may fail, causing the front air bags, side 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 dealers will replace the supplemental restraint system electronic control unit (SRS ECU). The recall began on February 22, 2016. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-800-999-1009. Honda's number for this recall is JN6 (Odyssey), and JN7 (MDX). Note: This recall supersedes recall 13V-412. Vehicles that had a noise filter installed as the remedy for that campaign need to have the SRS ECU replaced under this campaign.

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 15V045000

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.