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2002 HONDA ACCORD — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1240131 · 2015-11-21

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ACCORD
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
AIR BAGS
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TAKATA RECALL, IN 2010 WE WERE IN AN ACCIDENT, I WAS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. WE WERE HIT HEAD ON. THE DASH CAME OFF AND WHAT LOOKED LIKE A SMALL ROCKET CAME OUT AND HIT ME IN THE CHEST BREAKING MY STERNUM BONE IN HALF, THEN THE AIR BAG OPENED. RECENTLY I SAW ON TELEVISION THE CANISTER FOR THE AIRBAG AND IT WAS THE SAME SIZE. I BELIEVE WHAT HIT ME, WAS FIRST, THE CANISTER BEFORE THE AIRBAG OPENED. POLICE WERE CALLED AND I WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING ON A HIGHWAY. WE ARE FROM OHIO AND WERE VISITING MY SON, USING HIS CAR ON DEC. 24TH, 2010. I WAS TAKEN TO YAVAPAI MEDICAL CENTER IN PRESCOTT VALLEY ARIZONA. THERE ARE HOSPITAL RECORDS, POLICE AND INSURANCE RECORDS. CAR WAS TOTALED.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10795239
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