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2003 HONDA ELEMENT — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1033337 · 2014-01-20

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ELEMENT
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
131,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON NC HWY 12 ON MY WAY TO WORK, ALONE, AND I REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING BETWEEN 35-40 MPH, WHEN I GLANCED DOWN TO SCRATCH MY LEG AND WHEN I GLANCED BACK DOWN, THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WAS AT A DEAD STOP AND I REAR ENDED IT. MY PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, HOWEVER I HAD NO PASSENGER WITH ME, MY DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG FAILED. LUCKILY I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT AND ONLY RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10560672
Machine
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