To: TobagoJack who wrote (217484 ) 11/1/2025 9:49:41 AM From: Pogeu Mahone Read Replies (2) | Respond to Does this pertain to Nexperia problem?Justin Banner WriterMotorTrend StaffPhotographerManufacturerPhotographerOct 30, 2025toward Tesla as of late , other manufacturers aren’t escaping the eyes of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Just recently, Honda has been under investigation for passenger safety issues with its Pilot SUV and Odyssey minivan, totaling 583,000 vehicles that might soon get a recall. And the news should concern families or anyone who regularly transports people in the back seats of these vehicles.First, the 2023 [url=https://www.motortrend.com/news/2024-honda-pilot-suvoty-review]to 2024 Honda Pilot shows that its second- and third-row passengers are buckled up when they might not be, or vice versa. This can be especially troubling considering how difficult it is to see past the second-row seats and makes it nearly impossible for drivers to confirm visually that passengers are buckled. Anyone who drives young kids anywhere knows that getting them to buckle up (and stay that way) can be enough of a challenge. With the buckle status system potentially being inaccurate, the situation could keep a driver distracted by the need to constantly monitor the children. There have only been six complaints made to the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI), but the issue warrants a further look into the Pilots' inaccurate seatbelt warning system.[/url]The 2018 to 2022 Honda Odyssey , meanwhile, can report accurate seatbelt usage, but its rear passengers have another worry. If the driver hits a pothole or some sort of bump hard enough, the rear curtain and side airbags can activate. Airbags going off are rather violent occurrences and injury is likely to happen when not used during a crash. Additionally, airbags create a very loud bang that can scare and distract the driver, leading to a possible collision where airbags are really needed and leading to more injuries or worse if the wreck happens when they are already deployed. The ODI has received 19 complaints , with one resulting in an early warning report related to injury or death. It doesn’t mention which occurred, so we hope it was only an injury. Again, we must stress the fact there are no recalls on these vehicles. That said, the 142,572 owners of the 2023–24 Pilot and the 441,002 owners of the 2018–22 Odyssey should be aware of these situations. Hopefully, these potential problems will be limited to just a few vehicles or, worst case, Honda creates an expedient recall and repair.
