icesk8ter said:
lol My 2003 came with a plastic garbage bag(inside the rear storage compartment)to put the flat tire in so you won't get the inside of the van dirty. Or better yet, I can bolt the bag with the flat tire in it to the floor:rotfl:
Wonder why Honda is so concerned about where to put the flat tire
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The owner's manual spells it out pretty completely, as I recall. Honda is worried about that large, heavy spare tire being a loose object; in an accident, it becomes a deadly projectile--in a car the primary purpose of which is transporting children/families.
Honda says, if you use the spare and are taking the full size tire with you to get fixed/replaced, secure it using the method outlined in the owner's manual. That hole is for securing the tire. If you don't do that, you're doing so at your own risk. If that wheel/tire starts flying around, don't go crying to Honda.
That's all they're doing with that. It pleases the lawyers. Yes, you have a plastic bag to keep things clean. You also have an attachment mechanism to keep it secured. Use both.
Most people, and that includes dealerships, have no idea what that is because they didn't read the owner's manual. My brother's dealership installed his child seat tether there. I pointed out how that was wrong, but my brother shrugged his shoulders and said "That's where the dealership put it." Man, oh man.