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2008 HONDA ACCORD — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1043101 · 2014-03-05

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ACCORD
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
130,000
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I HAD A CAR WRECK ON 2/4/2014 BETWEEN 10 AND 1030 AM. IT WAS CLOUDY AND DRIZZLY AND I CROSSED A 2 LANE STREET WHEN A TRUCK HIT ME AND TOOK ALL THE FRONT FENDER OFF. THE TRUCK SHAVED ALL THE FRONT OF MY CAR. MOST OF THE DAMAGE WAS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I HIT MY HEAD ON WINDOW AND MY CHEST ON STEERING WHEEL. NO AIRBAGS WENT OFF, NOT THE SIDE ONE OR THE STEERING WHEEL ONE. MY CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS AND MY NECK IS BEEN GIVING ME SOME TROUBLE SOME DAYS MORE THAN OTHERS BUT MOSTLY AT NIGHT TIME. I WENT TO SEE MY DOCTOR AND SHE PUT ME ON MUSCLE RELAXANTS AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY MEDS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF TO PROTECT ME. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10567408
Machine
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