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2001 HONDA CIVIC — AIR BAGS

crash7 injured · 1110594 · 2014-09-17

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
CIVIC
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
69,463

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
7
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

VEHICLE INVOLVED IS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE ACCIDENT INVOLVED A TWO CAR COLLISION. DURING THE ACCIDENT THE DRIVERS AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITH MUCH GREATER FORCE THAN DESIGNED. HONDA HAS BEEN INVESTIGATING AND RECALLING AIRBAG DEFECTS IN ITS 2001 HONDA CIVIC FOR MANY YEARS. DURING THIS LOW SPEED, VERY SURVIVABLE ACCIDENT THE DRIVER, FULLY SEAT BELTED, WAS RENDERED A C2 QUADRIPLEGIC. **SPOKE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REPRESENTING DRIVER (86 YEAR OLD, 5'-0'' ADULT FEMALE). HER VEHICLE THE STRUCK SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND IT ROLLED. THE OTHER SIX INJURIES FROM THAT VEHICLE. ONLY ONE OCCUPANT/INJURY IN SUBJECT VEHICLE-DRIVER. PAR AND PICS SUBMITTED. 09-19-2014.PCO..UPDATED 09-24-14 *BF..09/25/14 *BF UPDATED 02/24/2015 *JS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10637004
Machine
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