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2007 HONDA ODYSSEY — AIR BAGS

5 injured · 1100787 · 2014-08-21

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ODYSSEY
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
111,568

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
5
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

OUR 4 SMALL CHILDREN AND A PARENT WERE IN THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS TURNED ON AND SITTING IN OUR DRIVEWAY IN THE PARKED POSITION WHEN THE CURTAIN AIRBAGS ALONG THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE HONDA ODYSSEY ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED CAUSING SIGNIFICANT HEARING DAMAGE TO ALL OCCUPANTS AND RENDERING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. WE ARE NOW VERY FRIGHTENED THAT THERE IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY DEFECT WITH OUR HONDA ODYSSEY AND THAT AT A FUTURE TIME ANY OTHER AIRBAG IN THE MINIVAN MAY SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOY AGAIN OR THAT IN THE EVENT OF A SERIOUS COLLISION THE AIRBAG SYSTEM MAY FAIL TO DEPLOY ALL TOGETHER CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR FATALITY. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10627271
Machine
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