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2020 HONDA ODYSSEY — STRUCTURE:BODY

1 injured · 2117360 · 2025-08-05

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ODYSSEY
Year
2020
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY

Severity

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

Narrative

The rear hatch will randomly close after it is opened. The hatch will not stop closing if someone is standing under it. Several times now it has closed while someone is getting something out of the back and you can not make it stop without quickly getting out of the way and pressing the button. Both, myself and my wife have been hit pretty hard on the head by the hatch closing on us. This is a HUGE safety concern as I have children that could easily be harmed by the sheer power of this hatch. I have had the issue inspected by an independent shop and was informed that it would need both new power struts at a cost of over $1,200! The van is only 5 years old with 75,000 miles! There are no warning lights, messages or problems prior to the failure.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11678487
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown