2022 Honda Odyssey HBL Pinhole in Tire Sidewall

September 29, 2021 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 21V768000

A slow air leak can affect tire performance, and increase the risk of a crash.

NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V768

Manufacturer Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)

Components TIRES

Potential Number of Units Affected 181

Summary

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2022 Odyssey vehicles equipped with Bridgestone tires. The affected vehicles may have a tire that contains a pinhole, causing a slow air leak. As such, these tires fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 139, “New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles.”

Remedy

Dealers will inspect all four tires and replace the tire if a pinhole is found, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed November 18, 2021. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda’s number for this recall is HBL.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

Check if your Honda has a Recall

Service Bulletin

A21-080
October 1, 2021
Version 1

Safety Recall: 2022 Odyssey Bridgestone Tire Inspection

AFFECTED VEHICLES

Year	Model	Trim	VIN Range
2022	Odyssey	ALL	Check the iN VIN status for eligibility

BACKGROUND

An electrical short occurred during the DOT label laser etching process, potentially causing the laser to burn a pinhole through the tire sidewall. Should the pinhole penetrate the tire’s inner liner, a slow air loss may occur. If left

unaddressed, this slow leak could affect tire performance and, depending upon other circumstances, increase the risk of a crash.

CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION

Owners of affected vehicles will be sent a notification of this campaign.

Do an iN VIN status inquiry to make sure the vehicle is shown as eligible.

Some vehicles affected by this campaign may be in your new or used vehicle inventory.

Failure to repair a vehicle subject to a recall or campaign may subject your dealership to claims or lawsuits from the customer or anyone else harmed as a result of such failure. To see if a vehicle in inventory is affected by this safety recall, do a VIN status inquiry before selling it.

CORRECTIVE ACTION

Inspect the DOT date code number for blemishes or marks on all 4 tires. Then, replace the tire(s) if needed.

PARTS INFORMATION

Part Name	Part Number	Quantity
Bridgestone Turanza EL440 Grand Touring A/S Tire	42751-BRI-126	1

WARRANTY CLAIM INFORMATION

NOTE:

Required photos must be included when submitting your claim, or the claim may be subject to a debit. The photos must be clear; retake any unclear photos before submitting.

New tires must be purchased through Tire Rack when replacing a tire using this bulletin.

To submit a warranty claim for dealer-installed tire replacement, select the T3 sublet code in the Sublet Information field and enter the total sublet amount.

For tire handling reimbursement, select the T4 sublet code in a different Sublet Information field. Then multiply the number of replaced tires by $10.00. Add the total handling amount in the second sublet field.

Operation Number

Description

Flat Rate Time

Defect Code

Symptom Code

Template ID

Failed Part Number

4215B3

Inspect the DOT date code numbers of all four tires. (Photos of DOT

date code numbers of

all tires. No tire replacement).

0.2 hr

6TZ00

HBL00

A21080A

42751-BRI-126

4215B4

Remove the wheel assembly from the vehicle and mount on the machine. Mount and balance one (1) new tire. (Includes inspection and photos of the DOT date code and location of all tires).

0.5 hr

6TZ00

HBL00

A21080B

42751-BRI-126

INSPECTION PROCEDURE

Locate and take photos of the complete DOT Code on all 4 tires.

NOTE:

Above the DOT number of each tire, mark its location on the vehicle. For example: Left Front: LF, Left Rear: LR, Right Front: RF, Right Rear: RR.

Clear photos of the DOT code, tire location and date code of all 4 tires must be submitted with the warranty claim.

Are the last 4 digits of the tire date code 2821?

YES —Go to Step 2 to inspect for blemishes or marks.

NO —No inspection for blemishes or marks required.

Inspect the area around the 4-digit date code 2821. If these four numbers are clear, sharp and contain no blemishes or marks, the tire is not impacted by this recall. If the tire has a blemish or mark, which might include a small pinhole on or above the first digit of the date code 2821 as shown below, the tire is impacted by this recall and MUST BE REPLACED.

(Examples of blemishes that require tire replacement).

Are blemishes or marks present on any of the tire date codes 2821?

YES — Go to REPAIR PROCEDURE to replace affected tires.

NO —No repair is required.

REPAIR PROCEDURE

Replace any tire(s) that have blemishes or marks present on the tire with the DOT date code 2821.
Send back the replaced tires to AHM WPI for destruction. Ship the tire(s) to this address:

American Honda – WPI Building 500, Rollup Door #4 1919 Torrance Blvd.

Torrance, CA 90501

NOTE: Clear photos of the blemishes or marks present on the tire with DOT date code and location of all 4 tires must be submitted with the warranty claim.

END

September 30, 2021
Dr. Joseph Kolly
Associate Administrator for Enforcement
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Attn: Recall Management Division (NVS-215)
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C. 20590
Re: Part 573, Noncompliance Information Report
2022 Model Year Honda Odyssey
Bridgestone Tire
Dear Dr. Kolly:
In accordance with the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act and 49 CFR Part 573 Defect and Noncompliance and Responsibility Reports, Honda is submitting the enclosed Noncompliance Information Report regarding a safety recall of certain 2022 model year Honda Odyssey vehicles to address a noncompliance with the OEM tire.
If you have any questions about this report, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
Jeff Chang
Senior Manager
Product Regulatory Office
JC:wt
American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
1919 Torrance Boulevard
Torrance, CA 90501-2746
Phone (310) 783-2000
Noncompliance Information Report
573.6(c)(1)
Name of manufacturer: Honda Development and Manufacturing of America, LLC
Alabama Auto Plant
Manufacturer’s agent: Jeff Chang
American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
1919 Torrance Blvd.
Torrance, CA 90501-2746
573.6(c)(2)
Identification of potentially affected vehicles:
Description of the basis for the determination of the recall population:
The recall population was determined based on supplier and manufacturing records.
Description of how the vehicles being recalled differ from similar vehicles not included in the recall:
According to tire noncompliance notification 21T-012 filed by Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC (BATO), a total of 7,739 potentially affected tires with the following tire identification numbers were manufactured:
TIN Plant / Size Code
TIN Type Code
DOT Week
7X45
JB2
2821
Of the 7,739 potentially affected tires, 6,064 were shipped to Honda and supplier production records confirm that only seven of these tires contain the defect. Six of the seven tires were identified by Honda prior to the retail distribution of vehicles equipped with the affected tires. The vendor responsible for wheel assembly (wheel, tire, and TPMS) maintained records for the tire DOT code during receiving, and separately the TPMS ID number during assembly. These records indicate that the remaining individual tire with pinhole damage was included in a single lot of wheel assemblies that were shipped to Honda. The wheel assembly lot is designated for 270 vehicles, of which 181 vehicles were distributed for retail before the tires were inspected for pinhole damage.
Identification of affected component:
Component: Turanza EL440 235/60R18 103H
Part No.:
42751-THR-A02
Country of Origin: U.S.
Manufacturer: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
573.6(c)(3)
Total number of potentially affected vehicles: 181
Make/Model
Model Year
Dates of Manufacture
Number of Vehicles
Honda Odyssey
2022
07/30/2021 to 08/12/2021
181
573.6(c)(4)
Percentage of affected vehicles that contain the noncompliance: 1%
573.6(c)(5)
Noncompliance description:
According to tire noncompliance notification 21T-012 filed by BATO, the tires may not meet the performance requirements in S6 of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 139, New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles. Affected tires containing a pinhole penetrating the tire inner liner may slowly leak air. If left unaddressed, this slow leak could affect tire performance and increase the risk of a crash.
573.6(c)(7)
Determination of noncompliance:
According to tire noncompliance notification 21T-012 filed by BATO, the technical investigation determined that the subject tires may not comply with the requirements of S6 of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 139, New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles.
573.6(c)(8)(i)
Program for remedying the noncompliance:
Registered owners of all affected vehicles will be contacted by mail and asked to take their vehicle to an authorized Honda dealer. The dealer will inspect all four tires and replace the tire if a pinhole is found. If the one defective tire is found prior to owner notification mailing, Honda will abstain from owner notification and close the recall on the remaining vehicles as the sole defective tire has been identified.
Owners who have paid to have these repairs completed at their own expense will be eligible for reimbursement, in accord with the recall reimbursement plan on file with NHTSA.
573.6(c)(8)(ii)
The estimated date to start notification to dealers: October 1, 2021
The estimated date to start notifications to owners: November 18, 2021
573.6(c)(10)
Representative copies of all notices, bulletins and other communications:
A copy of the dealer service bulletin, the final customer notification letter, and other dealer communications will be submitted to your office as soon as possible.
A draft of the owner notification letter will be submitted to your office as soon as possible.
573.6(c)(11)
Manufacturer’s campaign number: HBL