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2003 HONDA ODYSSEY — SEAT BELTS

crash1 injured · 401946 · 2003-04-09

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ODYSSEY
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
SEAT BELTS

Severity

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

Narrative

THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO PROPERLY RESTRAIN MY CHILD, DUE TO THE WAY IT WAS DESIGNED. MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE SECOND ROW OF THE MINIVAN WITH THE RIGHT-SIDE CAPTAINS CHAIR MOVED OVER TO CONFIGURE THE ROW INTO A BENCH. THE SEAT BELT, HOWEVER WAS STILL ATTACHED OVER BY THE DOOR WITH NO OTHER ATTACHMENT AVAILABLE, SO THERE IS A GAP BETWEEN THE SEAT AND WHERE THE SEAT BELT IS ATTACHED. MY DAUGHTER WAS PROPERLY BUCKLED IN, AND SHE IS 105 LBS. AND ALMOST 5 FEET TALL. HOWEVER, WHEN WE WERE HIT FROM THE SIDE, SHE SLID RIGHT OFF THE SEAT AND ONTO THE FLOOR BETWEEN THE SEAT AND THE DOOR WITH THE BUCKLE STILL AROUND HER. IN ADDITION, MY SEAT BELT (DRIVER'S) FAILED TO RESTRAIN ME. IT PULLED ALL THE WAY OUT. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10014182
Machine
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