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2003 HONDA CR-V — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1150656 · 2015-01-23

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
CR-V
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
161,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY AFFECTED VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 30 MPH WHEN BROADSIDED BY A VEHICLE TRAVELING AT 40-45 MPH ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE; MY VEHICLE WAS ALSO SHOVED OUT OF THE DRIVING LANE, PROCEEDED TO COLLIDE HEAD ON WITH A STREET SIGN WITH THE FRONT RIGHT AND A UTILITY POLE WITH MY FRONT LEFT. NEITHER THE FRONT OR SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND JAWS OF LIFE WAS UTILIZED TO EXTRICATE ME. I SUFFERED A LEFT-SIDED HEAD INJURY (LARGE CONTUSION, CONCUSSION), SHOULDER INJURY (ROTATOR CUFF, FRACTURED SCAPULA) AND BACK AND NECK STRAINS. THESE INJURIES WERE CAUSED BY CONTACT WITH THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE ON THE LEFT SIDE. INJURIES COULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLY AVOIDED IF SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND CUSHIONED THE IMPACT/PROTECTED DRIVER FROM CONTACT WITH VEHICLE FRAME. CONTACT WITH AMERICAN HONDA AT THE NATIONAL OFFICE REGARDING THIS MATTER WAS MET WITH TOTAL DISINTEREST. ONE PERSON ACTUALLY TOLD ME I SHOULD BE GLAD IT DID NOT GO OFF BECAUSE I COULD HAVE BEEN HURT WORSE BY THE AIRBAG. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THERE WERE TWO RECALLS FOR AIRBAGS RELATED TO MY VEHICLE - NEITHER OF WHICH I WAS CONTACTED. THEY CLAIMED THEY HAD AN INCORRECT ADDRESS, BUT I HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY NOTIFIED OF NON-RELATED RECALLS WITH NO ISSUE OF INCORRECT ADDRESS, AND THERE ARE RECORDS OF THE DEALER THAT HAS DONE PRIOR RECALL WORK. NO EXCUSE....UPDATED 02-03-15 *BF

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10678540
Machine
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