NHTSA Complaint #10490817 — 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY

WE OWN THE ODYSSEY EX-L WITH A MANUAL TAILGATE. THE TALIGATE HAS STOPPED OPENING TO ITS MAXIMUM HEIGHT. THE SHORTENED DISTANCE IS NOT OBVIOUS UNTIL YOU PROCEED UNDER THE DOOR AND HIT YOUR HEAD ON THE REAR TAILGATE. I'M PROBABLY LIKE MOST ODYSSEY OWNERS--MORE FOCUSED ON HER CHILDREN IN A PARKING LOT THAN THE HEIGHT OF MY TAILGATE--BUT THE HEADACHE THAT FOLLOWED HITTING MY HEAD ON THE TAILGATE THIS MORNING MADE ME FILE THIS COMPLAINT. THE DOOR STILL OPENS SMOOTHLY BUT UNLESS YOU ARE PAYING ATTENTION AND PUSH THE TAILGATE UP A FEW MORE INCHES AFTER THE LIFTGATE SUPPORTS HAVE STOPPED, THE DOOR IS TOO LOW AND COULD RESULT IN A SERIOUS INJURY. *TR