8 complaints reported

2013 Honda Odyssey Seats

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
8
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
1

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Oct 2025

The contact owns a 2013 Honda Odyssey. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V933000 (Seats) and would like to be removed from the recall distribution list. The local dealer was contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the issues, and a case was filed.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ODYSSEY, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Oct 2025
Sep 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V725000 (SEATS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. (NORTH SHORE HONDA, 611 GLEN COVE, GLEN HEAD, NY) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ODYSSEY, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Nov 2017
May 2018

FOLSOM LAKE HONDA HAS NOT REPAIRED OUR SEAT FOR THE TWO SAFETY RECALLS THAT WE HAVE REPEATEDLY CALLED THEM ABOUT. THEY NEVER SEEM TO HAVE THE PART OR MAY JUST BE UNWILLING TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. AT THIS POINT WE ARE AFRAID TO SEAT OUR KIDS IN THE OUTER 2ND ROW SEATS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ODYSSEY, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Nov 2017
Apr 2018 Injury

2ND SEAT FLIPPED OVER A KID SEATED ON THE RIGHT MIDDLE ROW PASSENGER SEAT WHILE CAR WAS DRIVING/IN MOTION. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING AND THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE KID BECAME TRAPPED, FOLDED AT THE WAIST IN A SEATED POSITION UNTIL WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER THE VAN TO RESET THE SEAT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ODYSSEY, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Sep 2018
Mar 2018

WE WERE NOTIFIED ON 12/202016 ABOUT THIS SAFETY RECALL FOR THE SECOND ROW OUTBOARD SEATS IN OUR HONDA ODYSSEY. WE CONTINUE TO CHECK ON THE RESOLUTION AND THE STATUS WITH HONDA CONTINUES TO BE "UNRESOLVED, REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE". THIS IS UNSAFE AND CONTINUES TO BE OUR BURDEN TO SPEND TIME ON THIS WITH NO RESOLVE OFFERED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ODYSSEY, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Dec 2016
Jan 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SECOND ROW SEATS WOULD NOT LATCH AND MOVED BACK AND FORTH. SURPRISE HONDA IN SURPRISE, ARIZONA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A COLLISION CENTER TO HAVE THE SECOND ROW SEATS REMOVED AND WELDED BACK TO THE SEAT TRACK. EARNHARDT HONDA IN AVONDALE, ARIZONA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AS WELL AND REPLACED THE RUBBER GARMENTS OF THE SEAT TRACK, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V725000 (SEATS), BUT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ODYSSEY, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Mar 2017
Mar 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V933000 (SEATS). AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE REMEDIED THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL WAS CORRECTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WAS NOT PLAUSIBLE DUE TO THE RECALL COMPONENT BEING AT THEIR RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 06/02/17*LJ *AS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ODYSSEY, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Mar 2017
Dec 2014

THE SECOND ROW SEATS ARE NOT LOCKING IN PLACE. AS A RESULT, THE SEAT SLIDES BACK AND FORTH. IF THERE IS A PERSON IN THE SEAT, IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AS MY PASSENGERS HAVE HIT THEIR LEGS ON THE SEAT IN FRONT OF THEM GOING AT A VERY SLOW SPEED. TO LOCK THE SEAT, YOU MUST FORCE THE BAR BELOW THE SEAT DOWNWARD, WHICH WILL THEN ALLOW THE SEAT TO WORK AS IT SHOULD. I NOTICE THE PROBLEM HAPPENING AFTER SOMEONE HAS ACCESSED THE THIRD ROW BY USING THE LEVER ON THE SIDE OF THE SECOND ROW SEAT TO LEAN THE SEAT FORWARD AND LET IT SLIDE TOWARDS THE FRONT. WHEN THE SEAT BACK OF THE SECOND ROW SEAT IS RETURNED TO ITS UPRIGHT POSITION, THE SEAT DOESN'T LOCK IN PLACE, RESULTING IN IT SLIDING BACK AND FORTH AS THE CAR MOVES. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ODYSSEY, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Oct 2014

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The 2013 Honda Odyssey has 8 Seats complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.