NHTSA campaign 99V159000 · Manufacturer campaign K65
AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. Recall 99V-159: HONDA/REMOTE DOOR CONTROL
NHTSA recall 99V159000 (Manufacturer campaign K65) was reported by AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. on June 24, 1999, with 6,714 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Honda Odyssey for the 1999 model year. Owners were notified on June 17, 1999, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 99V159000 (also written 99V-159 or 99V159)
- Filed by
- AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- K65
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 6,714 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Latches/Locks/Linkages — Doors — Latch
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V159000. 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.
Honda
Honda Odyssey
- 1999 · Vehicles built August 5, 1998 – January 28, 1999 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V159000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINIVAN. THE POWER DOOR LOCK REMOTE CONTROL ACTUATOR UNLATCHES THE DOOR IN RESPONSE TO INPUT FROM THE REMOTE TRANSMITTER. EXCESSIVE GREASE IN THE ACTUATOR COULD CAUSE A SLOW RETURN OF THE ACTIVATION LEVER TO THE PROPER LATCHING POSITION.
Safety consequence
IF THE ACTIVATION LEVER HAS NOT RETURNED TO THE PROPER LATCHING POSITION BY THE TIME THE SLIDING DOOR CLOSES, THE DOOR WILL NOT LATCH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE POWER DOOR LOCK REMOTE CONTROL ASSEMBLY.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 17, 1999.OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 99V159000
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.