# 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY — AIR BAGS > NHTSA complaint `730604` · 2009-08-08 · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) ## Severity - **Deaths:** 0 - **Injured:** 1 - **Fire:** No - **Crash:** Yes - **Police report:** Yes - **Medical attention:** No - **Vehicle towed:** No ## Vehicle - **Make:** HONDA - **Model:** ODYSSEY - **Year:** 2000 - **Manufacturer:** Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) - **Component:** AIR BAGS - **Miles at failure:** 92,000 - **Speed:** 45 mph ## Narrative 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY EX. ON 5/25/09 I WAS REAR ENDED BY A VEHICLE GOING APPROXIMATELY 125MPH; I WAS TRAVELING 45 MPH. ONCE HIT, I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE CAR, IT JUMPED THE CURB, WENT INTO THE WOODS WHILE STILL MOVING. THE FRONT OF MY VAN THEN HIT A TREE. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL FRONT END DAMAGE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I DON'T KNOW IF THE SEAT BELT LOCKED PROPERLY EITHER. WHEN THE FRONT WAS HIT, BATTERY AND AIR FILTER AREA WAS BENT UPWARDS TOWARDS THE DASH AND BUMPER CAME OFF, ALONG WITH MAJOR WHEEL DAMAGE/BENDING ALONG WITH HOOD DAMAGE. INSIDE THE VAN UNDER STEERING WHEEL THE PANEL UNDERNEATH BENT INSIDE, FRONT PANEL NEAR RADIO FELL OFF WITH WIRES HANGING. THAT IS HOW HARD I WAS HIT FROM THE FRONT WITH THE TREE, ALONG WITH THE MAJOR FRONTAL DAMAGE. MY CAR WAS TOTALED. I HAD BROKEN RIBS, BRUISED LUNGS, DEEP ABDOMINAL BLEEDING THAT CAUSED VERY DEEP RED BRUISING ON MY STOMACH, PELVIC REGION, AND VAGINAL AREA ALONG WITH SWELLING, FRACTURED BONE IN RIGHT FOOT, SWELLING ON LEFT FOOT, BRUISING AND KNOTTING ON LEGS, KNEES, DEEP GASH IN RIGHT SIDE, CUT ON LEFT FOOT, ETC. ALSO KNOT ON MY HEAD AND A CLOSED HEAD INJURY INCLUDING SPEECH PROBLEMS, AND BACK AND NECK INJURIES/PAIN. I AM STILL RECOVERING FROM THEM 12 WEEKS LATER AND GOING THROUGH PHYSICAL THERAPY. SOME BRUISING/KNOTTING ON MY LEG STILL NOT HEALED. I HAVE SEEN MANY HONDA ACCORDS HAVE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT PROBLEMS WITH SENSORS AND SEAT BELT SENSORS NOT WORKING, PERHAPS THIS IS THE SAME THING THAT OCCURRED WIT --- *Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*