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2020 HONDA ODYSSEY — SEAT BELTS

1 injured · 2232495 · 2026-08-05

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ODYSSEY
Year
2020
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
SEAT BELTS

Severity

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

Narrative

My son turned around in his second-row seat of our Honda Odyssey, causing the seat belt to cinch tightly around his waist. Even after the buckle was released, the seat belt continued to tighten instead of loosening. It became so tight that he could barely breathe, and we ultimately had to cut the seat belt to free him. There was no way to manually release or loosen the belt once it had locked. This presents a serious safety hazard. Seat belts should include an emergency release or override mechanism that allows a locked belt to be loosened during an entrapment situation.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11754973
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown