The contact owns a 2009 Honda Odyssey. While driving 60 mph, the contact crashed into a deer in the middle of the road. The contact stated that the front passenger tire flattened and the air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. There were no injuries. Two independent mechanics came to the contact's residence where they attempted to manually deploy the air bags; however, they were unsuccessful. The contact mentioned that the vehicle was currently waiting to be diagnosed by another independent mechanic. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 156,500.

- Johnson Creek, WI, USA

The side curtain airbags on our 2009 Honda Odyssey deployed without known cause while rolling into our garage. This happened around 9:00am on Friday, November 16th, 2018. The airbag deployment was traumatic, as we have come to rely on the safety and reliability of the Honda Odyssey. The airbag struck my wife on the left side of her head, but thankfully did not strike our daughter in the car seat. Medical attention was needed but looks to be limited to bruising and soreness. The vehicle was going less than 1 mile per hour and was half way into the garage. There was over 1 foot of clearance between the car and the garage frame. There was not just cause for the deployment of the side-curtain airbags. The dealership stalled the process to refer the matter to Honda America. Now, Honda America is taking no responsibility. Honda America identified historical wear and tear on the vehicle and believes this is the cause of the deployment. I am thankful my wife was not driving down the freeway when this occurred. I ask that the NHTSA investigate this event, as I believe there are others like it. I believe there is a significant risk to the public from a faulty design within Honda Odyssey that can cause the deployment of the airbags.

- Tulare, CA, USA

We were driving down a residential street, on easter morning on our way to church, at 20-30 mph when our passenger curtain-side airbag deployed. There was no impact. We did not hit anything and no one hit us. Our family (two adults, 5 Y.O, 3 Y.O, and 6 week old) were in the car with no injuries. We took our case to the local Honda dealer, where they ran diagnostics. They found no issues and referred our case to american Honda (case #05962968). Their engineers and specialists did not find anything wrong either and will be denying our claim (letter of rejection pending). Our state farm insurance will not be covering the issue either (letter of rejection pending) (case#43-1404-3H2). I believe there to be an issue with the airbags since only one major airbag deployed and not the entire airbag system. No airbags deployed from our dashboard. I feel that Honda should be covering our repairs because no impact occurred and this is a major safety issue. Our insurance company has pictures and all documentation including a crash report on the vehicle. I currently do not have them, but can retrieve them if necessary. Thank you for your time and consideration.

- Wolfforth, TX, USA

The contact owned a 2009 Honda Odyssey. While the contact's vehicle was idling at a stop light, another vehicle crashed into the rear of the vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The driver suffered bodily pain that did not require medical attention. The rear driver's side passenger did not sustain any injuries, but received medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 67,000.

- Peoira, AZ, USA

Airbag sensor light on dash appeared. This happened off & on for 2 months. Wondered if there was a problem with the airbag or the warning light! Honda dealer has told us that the driver side curtain airbag needs a new inflater. We are concerned that this safety feature has only lasted 4 years on a vehicle with less than 40,000 miles on it. Cost to replace is over $1100. Honda has agreed to pay about 1/2, but we feel this is a factory defect -- we should be able to rely on a safety feature for more than 4 years on a vehicle that should serve us for many years!

- Waynesboro, VA, USA

The contact owns a 2009 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that right after the ignition was started, the driver side curtain air bag deployed without warning. The vehicle was towed to a dealer who verified the failure but was not able to diagnosed the cause. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who stated that they would contact her back at a later date. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 69,000. The VIN was not available.

- Marion , IL, USA