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2020 HONDA ODYSSEY — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1967930 · 2024-02-16

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ODYSSEY
Year
2020
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
AIR BAGS
Speed
5 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

In 2020 I was driving in Sequoia national forest and hit a small pothole/erosion hole in front of a gate at approximately 2-3mph. I slightly bottomed out the car. The airbags deployed. Mild abrasion friction burns on my wrist. My wife's airbags in the passenger seat also deployed, but since we had zero forward momentum they didn't even contact her. I was told by Honda that this is my fault and that their airbag system only deployes when it should, and ultimately just filled an insurance claim. I was extremely ignorant of how not road safe my car was, and drive it home. The car was towed for repairs. I just recently learned about this complain line, so I'm submitting now in early 2024.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11572287
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown