# 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY — STRUCTURE:BODY
> NHTSA complaint `1149139` · 2015-01-19 · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HONDA
- **Model:** ODYSSEY
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- **Component:** STRUCTURE:BODY
- **Miles at failure:** 98,000
## Narrative
LIFTGATE STRUTS FAILED, WITHOUT WARNING, LIFTGATE FELL ON MY HEAD AS I REACHED IN TO GRAB PERSONAL ITEMS, CAUSING HEADACHE. MY 5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS STANDING NEXT TO ME, IF MY HEAD WOULD NOT HAVE STOPPED THE LIFTGATE I CANT IMAGINE HOW SERIOUSLY SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURED. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ON THE TOURING MODEL, BUT NOT THE EX-L HOWEVER THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PART FAILING PREMATURELY, AS EARLY AS 20,000 MILES ON EX-L MODELS. RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE EX-L.   *TR
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