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2006 HONDA RIDGELINE — SEAT BELTS

crash1 injured · 1218324 · 2015-09-12

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
RIDGELINE
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
SEAT BELTS
Miles at failure
150,000
Speed
70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THE TRUCK STRUCK A TREE AND THE HARNESS SEAT BELT DID NOT WORK PROPERLY RESULTING IN A BROKEN BACK IN TWO AREAS CAUSING DISABILITY. THE BAG DID DEPLOY. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW IN 2006 AND NOTICED THAT THE BELT NEVER TOOK HOLD NO MATTER WHAT SPEED YOU THRUSTED THE BELT FORWARD. I BELIEVED KNOWING THAT HONDA IS USUALLY ON TOP OF THEIR GAME THAT THEY FOUND A WAY FOR THE HARNESS NOT TO TUG AT YOU AS THEY USUALLY DO. WHEN I WOOK UP AT THE HOSPITAL AND THEY TOLD ME I BROKE MY BACK I KNEW IMMEDIATELY THAT THE HARNESS BELT DID NOT WORK AND THAT IT WAS A MALFUCTION. IN THE MEANTIME ERIE INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED THE TRUCK AND AFTER BEING TOLD VARIOUS TIMES TO HOLD THE TRUCK AND AGREED TO BY THE ADJUSTER FOR AN ATTORNEY TO LOOK AT IT,THE TRUCK WAS SOLD TO A SALVAGE YARD AND THE CASE WAS DROPPED BY THE ATTORNEY.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10763313
Machine
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