2005 Honda Odyssey airbags problems

The 2005 Honda Odyssey has 90 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 9% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

Airbags complaints

Share of year

Crash-involved

Related recalls

Airbags complaints by year

Odyssey airbags complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

05V344000AirbagsAugust 1, 2005 · 85,154 units

Defect

THE FRONTAL AIR BAG SYSTEM HAS TWO EXTERNAL IMPACT SENSORS. ON CERTAIN MINI VANS,SOME SENSORS WERE INSUFFICIENTLY SEALED DURING MANUFACTURING. IF WATER ENTERS A SENSOR, CORROSION CAN OCCUR. CORRODED SENSORS COULD SHORT CIRCUIT INTERNALLY. IF SENSORS FAIL, THE SRS WARNING LAMP ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL TURN ON AND REMAIN ILLUMINATED.

Consequence

FRONT IMPACT SENSOR FAILURE COULD CAUSE A DELAY IN, OR LOSS OF, FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, WHICH CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY IN A FRONTAL CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT IMPACT SENSORS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 30, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009.

What owners report

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A FENCE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT…”
Complaint filed with NHTSA · Airbags · September 23, 2014 · crash

Common questions

How many airbags complaints does the 2005 Honda Odyssey have?

NHTSA has 90 complaints about the 2005 Honda Odyssey airbags — 9% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2005 Honda Odyssey airbags?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the airbags: 05V344000.

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.