NHTSA Complaint #10344216 — 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY

WE ARE OWNERS OF 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY (VIN # [XXX] ). ON JULY 13, 2010 AS WE WERE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT, THE RIGHT HAND SIDE BACK WINDOW SUDDENLY EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING LESS THAN 5 PER HOUR WHEN THIS HAPPENED. ALTHOUGH FOUR KIDS AND ONE ADULT WERE IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME, NO ONE WAS INJURED. WE IMMEDIATELY REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT (RPT # [XXX] WITH CITY OF COLUMBUS DIV. OF POLICE). THE POLICE SEARCHED FOR ANY FOREIGN OBJECT THAT MAY HAVE HIT THE WINDOW. THEY FOUND NOTHING INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ALTHOUGH WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING TEMPERATURE IN THE HIGH 80'S LOW 90'S, IT WAS IN THE 70'S LOW 80'S ON THAT DAY. WHEN WE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ON-LINE FOR SIMILAR INCIDENTS, THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH REAR WINDOW EXPLODING. WE NOTIFIED THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY FOR POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE WINDOWS. ALTHOUGH THEY INDICATED NO SPECIFIC COMPLAINT SPECIFIC TO RIGHT BACK WINDOW, THEY SAID HONDA OF AMERICA WILL BE CONTACTED AND WILL GET BACK WITH US. WE HAVE THREE KIDS UNDER SIX YEARS OF AGE WHO PRIMARILY GET TRANSPORTED WITH THIS VEHICLE. TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF OUR FAMILY, WE REQUEST THE SAFETY CONCERN WITH THE WINDOW BE ADDRESSED ASAP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR