NHTSA Complaint #11331968 — 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE T-BONED INTO THE REAR DRIVER SLIDING DOOR. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED HE SUSTAINED A TEAR IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND A HERNIATED DISK ON HIS LOWER BACK BUT DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER PLANET HONDA (2285 US-22, UNION, NJ 07083, (908) 964-1600). IN A SECOND INCIDENT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH A DEER CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END BUT NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO SECURE THE DRIVER. A MESSAGE SRS FAILURE HAD DISPLAYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A TORSO INJURY AND SMALL LACERATIONS FROM THE SHATTERED GLASS. NO MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROUTE 22 HONDA (1480 N. BROAD ST, HILLSIDE NJ) WHO REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT AND BUCKLE WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,631. *LN