2006 HONDA ODYSSEY — STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE

2 injured · 768746 · 2010-03-02

Vehicle

Make: HONDA
Model: ODYSSEY
Year: 2006
Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component: STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
Miles at failure: 41,000

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 2
Fire: No
Crash: No
Police report: No
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

THE SUPPORTS FOR THE REAR LIFTGATE/HATCHBACK ON MY HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN FAILED CAUSING THE FULL WEIGHT OF THE REAR GATE TO STRIKE THE HEAD OF OUR 11-YEAR OLD CHILD. THE FAILURE OF THE REAR-GATE OCCURRED OCCASIONALLY AT FIRST CAUSING HEAD INJURIES TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY TO OTHERS UNEXPECTANT OF THE SUDDEN FAILURES. NOW, IT FAILS EVERYTIME THE GATE OR REAR HATCH BACK IS USED. *TR

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10315516
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown