2012 Honda Odyssey Seat belts Problems

“Saturday, october 6, 2018, we were our grandchildren to the zoo traveling from their home . We were using their family's 2012 Honda Odyssey. The six year old was on a booster seat in the third row of seats. I had helped the three youngest out of their seats and gotten them out of the car when the 6 year old called out that he was stuck in his seatbelt. It was twisted around him and I couldn't seem to find the release button. When I asked him how it had gotten that way, he said he laid down while wearing it. He said it hurt and seemed very tight. …”

“I was in an accident on october 21, 2017, we were heading to cabelas an outdoor sporting goods store. I was not aware of any stop signs and did not notice the car coming from the left of me. By the time I did notice I slammed my breaks but it was too late. The airbags for this van did not deploy but the light indicator was on for airbags being deployed. Also, the front seat belts became locked after the collision. I was left wondering why my airbags did not deploy. I was able to drive my van home but should have not done so since the seats were locked.”

“Five seat-belts are fraying despite normal use (used in suburbs). For one of the affected seat-belts, frayed section rubbed/scraped against d-ring and developed a slit. Honda dealer store remarked usage of child seat could have caused this, therefore it will not be repaired under warranty. We use a car seat meeting federal child restraint safety standard (and in this case, the car seat was not even rubbing against the slit section). Honda north america states any defect on the seat-material is not considered part of seat-belt function, hence product warranty does not apply. …”

“The farthest rear driver side seat belt tore in half when pulled down to be used. When inspected it was noted that the plastic near the ceiling that the belt enters and retracts into was jagged and sharp. There has been no accidents in this vehicle and no known damage to that area of plastic. The area that is jagged is also located in a position that damage to the area would be hard to do from an external force and appears to be more likely from the normal use of the seat belt rubbing over the plastic. The plastic area around the jagged area doesn't show any signs of wear or damage either.”

“My son was stuck in the driver side 3rd row seat belt. We were stationary in a parking lot. The seatbelt did not give or to release to allow us to loosen the strap across his lap. The seatbelt kept locking and tighting on his stomach. We had to cut the seatbelt to release him.”