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2006 HONDA ELEMENT — AIR BAGS

1 injured · 1073959 · 2014-06-10

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ELEMENT
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
155,000
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A STREET AT THE RATE OF ABOUT 20 MPH AND HEARD A POP AND I LOST HEARING AND SENSES AND MY ARM FLEW SIDEWAYS BECAUSE MY DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG HAD DEPLOYED. AFTER REGAINING MY SENSES, I GOT OUT OF MY HONDA ELEMENT TO CHECK TO SEE WHAT CAUSED THE DEPLOYMENT AND I SAW NO DAMAGE. MY DRIVER SIDE SEAT AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON AND INJURED MY ARM. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP BEING INSPECTED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10597394
Machine
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