In a Friday disclosure, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has revealed that Honda Motor is issuing a recall of 886,815 Odyssey minivans because of potential fire hazard related to fuel-pump defect in the vehicles.

According to the NHTSA, the Odyssey minivans which are being recalled by Honda are model year 2005 through model year 2010 vehicles. These Odysseys were manufactured at the automaker's Lincoln, Ala. plant between 2004 and 2010.

About the problem leading to the recall of the nearly 900,000 Odyssey minivans, Honda has said in a statement to the NHTSA that the fuel pump in these vehicles could deteriorate to such an extent that it can cause cracks, which can increase the risk of a fuel leak and ignite a fire.

While Honda has also said in its filing with the NHTSA that there have thus far been no reports of fire incidents or injuries resulting from the fuel-pump problem of the affected Odysseys, the company has also added that it plans to notify the owners of affected vehicles in the coming weeks.

Honda also said that, owing to the massive recall of Odyssey minivans, the company will not be able to make available the proper parts required for repair of affected vehicles until the summer. Nonetheless, the company will provide "interim" parts to the affected Odyssey owners in the meantime.