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2006 HONDA ODYSSEY — STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE

1 injured · 795338 · 2010-06-23

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ODYSSEY
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
Miles at failure
78,380

Severity

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

Narrative

MY CAR IS A HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING 2006. I REMOTELY OPENED THE TAILGATE AND STEPPED UNDER IT TO PUT UP THE THIRD ROW SEAT. THE TAILGATE UNEXPECTEDLY BEGAN TO LOWER AND HIT ME IN THE HEAD PRETTY HARD. I THEN TRIED AGAIN THINKING IT WAS AN ERROR AND WAS ALMOST HIT AGAIN. THE THIRD TIME I TRIED TO STOP THE DOOR FROM GOING DOWN BUT COULD NOT. NOW THE TAILGATE WILL NOT REMAIN OPEN AND I CAN NO LONGER SAFELY GET ACCESS TO MY CHILDREN'S THINGS IN THE BACK OF THE VAN. IT WAS SCARY AND UNNERVING TO ME WHEN THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE I COULD NOT STOP THE TAILGATE FROM GOING DOWN. THERE WAS NO SAFETY FOR ME TO STOP IT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10339786
Machine
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