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2004 HONDA ODYSSEY — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

1 injured · 482684 · 2004-07-02

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ODYSSEY
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Miles at failure
6,400

Severity

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

Narrative

MY DAUGHTER OPENED THE CAR DOOR AND , NOT REALIZING THIS, I PUSHED THE KEYLESS ENTRY/DOOR OPEN BUTTON. THESE ACTIONS MADE THE DOOR STOP WITH A SMALL OPENING. MY DAUGHTER THEN TRIED TO MAUNALLY OPEN THE DOOR AT THE SAME TIME I PUSHED THE BUTTON AGAIN. THIS RESULTED IN HER HAND BEING CRUSHED/CAUGHT AND SHUT IN THE VAN DOOR. I RAN AND MAUNALLY OPENED THE DOOR TO SEE HER HAND CRUSHED. THIS ALL HAPPEND IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. WE ICED IT AND UPON HER PEDIATRICIANS REQUEST,TOOK HER TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR X-RAYS. IT TURNED OUT THAT HER HAND WAS NOT BROKEN BUT BRIUISED BADLY. THIS VAN IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE A SAFETY FEATURE TO NOT CRUSH PEOPLE/CHILDREN IN THE DOOR! *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10079187
Machine
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