2002 HONDA ODYSSEY — Complaint #477976
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NHTSA Complaint about SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER filed June 2, 2004
NHTSA complaint #477976 (ODI reference 10074672) concerns a 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY and was filed on June 2, 2004. The owner reports the failure occurred on May 24, 2004. The vehicle had 19,000 miles on the odometer at the time of the incident. The report was geocoded to Colorado based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as seats:front assembly:recliner, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.
The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: yes, fire: no, injuries: 1, fatalities: 0. A complaint that flags a crash, fire, or fatality is escalated on NHTSA's internal review queue and factors more heavily into any Preliminary Evaluation decision on this make and model. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.
Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same HONDA ODYSSEY cohort independently describe similar seats:front assembly:recliner failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
WIFE REAR ENDED WHILE PARKED AT RED LIGHT. OTHER CAR TRAVELLING 40-45 MPH WHEN IT STRUCK HER CAR. THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE ON THE RIGHT SIDE, CAUSING HER RIBS AND SOFT TISSUES TO BE INJURED. CAR HAS NOT YET BEEN TOTALLED BY INSURANCE, IT IS STILL BEING INVESTIGATED. WE WONDER IF THIS IS A COMMON OCCURENCE IN THESE CARS, A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY.*AK
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 477976 |
| ODI Number | 10074672 |
| Date Filed | June 2, 2004 |
| Failure Date | May 24, 2004 |
| VIN | 2HKRL18542H |
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Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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