Vehicle profile

1997 Honda Odyssey

Van/Minivan · Midsize-Large Station Wagons

3 federal recalls illustration
Illustration of a 1997 Honda Odyssey

Specifications

What's under the hood.

Horsepower
128 hp
Cylinders
4-cyl
Displacement
2.2L
Fuel
Gasoline
Transmission
Automatic 4-spd
Drive
FWD
Body class
Midsize-Large Station Wagons

Federal recall campaigns

3 federal recall campaigns.

1997 Honda Odyssey

How this compares

Most-affected system
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — 1 of 3 (33.3%)

Derived from the federal campaign record across 1997 vehicles in the same body class. Counts are of campaigns, not of faults found.

  • 02V120000

    ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

    ON CERTAIN SEDANS, COUPES, HATCHBACKS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, ELECTRICAL CONTACTS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH CAN DEGRADE DUE TO THE HIGH ELECTRICAL CURRENT PASSING THROUGH THE SWITCH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED.

    Consequence: WORN CONTACTS COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

    Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 14, 2002. 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 OR ACURA AT 1-800-382-2238.

    16/05/2002

  • 99V069000

    SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT

    VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. CERTAIN VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH BALL JOINTS THAT CAN PREMATURELY WEAR OUT AND, IN THE WORSE CASE, THE BALL JOINT WOULD SEPARATE CAUSING THE FRONT SUSPENSION TO COLLAPSE.

    Consequence: THIS CONDITION WOULD RESULT IN VEHICLE DECELERATION AND A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. ALSO STEERING CONTROLLABILITY WOULD BE REDUCED.

    Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINTS.

    10/05/1999

  • 09E012000

    EXTERIOR LIGHTING

    SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.

    Consequence: DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

    Remedy: SABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SABERSPORT AT 1-909-598-7589.

    07/04/2009

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{
  "id": "s8fx2w4v4ti1t8b",
  "year": 1997,
  "make": "Honda",
  "model": "Odyssey",
  "trim": "Odyssey",
  "submodel": "Van/Minivan",
  "horsepower": 128,
  "cylinders": 4,
  "displacement_l": 2.2,
  "transmission": "Automatic 4-spd",
  "drive_type": "FWD",
  "fuel_type": "Gasoline",
  "body_class": "Midsize-Large Station Wagons",
  "image_url": "https://vehicle.s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com/vehicles/1997/Honda/Odyssey/1997_Honda_Odyssey_daf637a6_00001_.png",
  "image_type": "illustration",
  "recall_count": 3
}
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