# 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY — AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
> NHTSA complaint `680964` · 2008-07-31 · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HONDA
- **Model:** ODYSSEY
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
- **Miles at failure:** 98,035
## Narrative
I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HONDA SAYING THE 'OPDS" SENSOR MAY BE DEFECTIVE AND HONDA WOULD REPLACE IT. WE HAD IT REPLACED AT PATTERSON AUTO CENTER, WICHITA FALLS, TX 76301, INVOICE #HOCS78608, 9/13/07. THE "SRS" INDICATOR LIGHT HAD BEEN "ON" AND WITH THE REPLACEMENT THE LIGHT WAS "OFF". ONE MONTH LATER THE LIGHT CAME "ON" AGAIN AND WE RETURNED TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. I WAS TOLD THE  "SRS CONTROL UNIT" NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, SO WE HAD THAT DONE, THIS WAS REPLACED AT MY COST. THEN ON 4/5/08 WHILE DRIVING ON A SMOOTH ROAD, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, HURTING MY WIFE THE PASSENGER ON HER ARM. THE FOLLOWING MONDAY 4/7/08 TOOK VEHICLE TO PATTERSON'S AND SHOWED THEM THE DEPLOYED AIR BAG. JIMMY KENDRICK IN SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN THAT HAPPEN BEFORE WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. THEY CONNECTED THE COMPUTER TO THE SYSTEM AND IT INDICATED A SIDE IMPACT. JIMMY VISUALLY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE NOT HAD ANY "SIDE IMPACT" AND COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY IT HAD DEPLOYED. I ASKED IF HONDA WOULD CORRECT THE FAULTY AIR BAG SYSTEM AND WAS TOLD "NO". LATEST INCIDENT WAS ON 7/29/08, WHILE SITTING IN THE VEHICLE AT THE CHURCH PARKING LOT, WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, BUT PARKED THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, INJURING MY LEFT ARM. NO SIDE IMPACT HAD OCCURRED TO CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN. I WAS VERY LUCKY I WAS NOT DRIVING AT THE TIME, BECAUSE I KNOW IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. WE NEED HONDA TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE AND REPLACE THE AIR BAG SYSTEM BEFORE ANY OF THE OTHER AIR B
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