NHTSA complaint: 2006 HONDA CIVIC — AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC LX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE ENGINE BEGAN TO OPERATE ROUGHLY. THE VEHICLE ALSO BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT THEN HASTILY EXITED THE VEHICLE AND FAILED TO SECURE THE VEHICLE IN PARK. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL DOWNHILL AND CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REMOVED FROM THE EMBANKMENT BY A TOW TRUCK AND TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation