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2011 Honda Odyssey Air bags Problems

Complaints
11about this part
Share
5%of 235 total for the year
Median mileage
69,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 11 complaints about the air bags of the 2011 Honda Odyssey, 5% of the 235 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 69,000 miles. 6 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I file this complaint to report a dangerous defect in my 2011 Honda Odyssey van to prevent others from suffering similar or worse harm what happened to me. I stopped my vehicle at the top of my driveway, where it is flat, to get my mail I placed the van in park before I stepped out of the vehicle to get my mail. The van was not moving when I exited the vehicle. My two children remained in the vehicle. As I went to get the mail, the next thing I knew my van was moving on its own down the driveway. …”

NHTSA complaint #10595083, filed 2014-05, 40,000 miles

“On october 15, 2017 at 10:20pm my grandson was heading to my home and while leaving the expressway, both of the front safety bag covers blew out hitting him and the front passenger. However, the bags never deployed. This happened without a collision but when the cover hit his eyeglasses, only a sizzling sound was heard and powder powder came out causing the loose of control of the vehicle hitting in a frontal manner another vehicle that passed by. My vehicle suffered important damages but my grandson did not suffer injuries except for the broken eyeglasses. …”

NHTSA complaint #11033919, filed 2017-10, 69,000 miles

“My van was involved in the Honda Odyssey recall from 2013 regarding missing rivets in the drivers airbag. I brought it in to Honda and they repaired and inspected the airbag immediately in 2013. I recently was in a major accident in which the airbag did not deploy at all. Luckily, my only injury was whiplash and ptsd. However, I'm very worried that my airbag did not properly deploy to protect me from serious injury. My accident involved me hitting another stopped vehicle at approx 50miles an hour. I hit their back end with my front end, head on. …”

NHTSA complaint #10897782, filed 2016-08, 120,000 miles

“While traveling on the highway (I estimate speed at 65-70), it would seem that the left front tire struck an object in the roadway. The object left a small scratch on the front bumper, severed the emergency brake cable and may have scratched the shield on the gas tank. There was no grossly obvious deformity of the wheel or clear damage to tire. The impact on the undercarriage and front end is not yet clear, as the vehicle is currently at the shop. Despite the mild to moderate nature of the impact, the passenger side airbag and the left curtain airbag deployed. …”

NHTSA complaint #10429536, filed 2011-10, 4,250 miles

“On may 25, 2025 I was driving down a local road with several occupants in the van. I did not collide with another car, object my driver side curtain airbags went off trapping me and the occupants in the car. Had to cut the airbags to get out.”

NHTSA complaint #11676856, filed 2025-07

Related recalls

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Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202623%
202422%
202322%
2022107%
20211611%
2020204%
2019323%
2018263%
201725%
2016104%
2015136%
201493%
2013147%
2012104%
2011115%
2010104%
200974%
2008122%
2007324%
2006203%
20059011%
200411119%
200313114%
20029910%
2001427%
2000244%
1999183%
199868%
199715%
19962434%
19952829%

Other parts of the 2011 Honda Odyssey

Electrical system
66 complaints
Brakes
44 complaints
Engine
25 complaints
Body and structure
20 complaints
Other or unknown
19 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
19 complaints
Seats
14 complaints
Tires
12 complaints
Steering
10 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
10 complaints
Seat belts
6 complaints
Vehicle speed control
6 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2011 Honda Odyssey

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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