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2005 HONDA CIVIC — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1191253 · 2015-06-16

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
CIVIC
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
AIR BAGS

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE, WHO IN TURN CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG VIOLENTLY DEPLOYED AND EMITTED AN UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE ON THE CONTACT'S FACE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES, FACE LACERATIONS, A FRACTURED NOSE, RETINA INJURIES, AND NECK AND BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V370000 (AIR BAGS) AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE..... UPDATED 06/30/15 *BF

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10725633
Machine
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