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2023 HONDA ODYSSEY — SEAT BELTS

1 injured · 2205885 · 2026-05-12

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ODYSSEY
Year
2023
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
SEAT BELTS

Severity

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

Narrative

My 8 year old child became locked in the seatbelt, the seatbelt would not unbuckle nor release tension, it kept getting tighter and tighter and he tried to get out when it then tightened around his diaphragm and chest making it very hard to take a breath. I had to pull over and ask a store for tools to try and release it but it kept getting tighter and he was panicking. I had three other children in the car and could not take the time to get help without potentially having him go into respiratory arrest. I had to cut the seat belt. My child is terrified of the car, I am terrified this could happen again. I now am down an entire seat due to the cut seatbelt.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11737388
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown