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2000 HONDA ODYSSEY — SEAT BELTS:FRONT

crash · 404199 · 2002-04-16

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ODYSSEY
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
Miles at failure
46,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHEN I BUMPED A METAL SIGN IN THE WALMART PARKING LOT ON FEB 18 2002 DRIVING 5 MPH, MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND THE SEAT BELTS FROZE. I FOUND IN THE MANUAL THAT THEY ARE ONLY SUPPOSE TO DEPLOY UPON MODERATE TO SEVERE IMPACT. I ALONG WITH 3 OTHER BODY SHOPS AND MY INSURANCE, STATE FARM, FELT THAT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FAULTY AND NEVER SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF. THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, DEMONSTRATING HOW LIGHTLY THE SIGN WAS HIT. THIS WAS AN EXPENSIVE DEFECT THAT I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT, IN CASE IT SHOULD HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE. *TS ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS****760765

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10008786
Machine
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