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2003 HONDA ACCORD — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1255841 · 2016-01-26

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ACCORD
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
170,000

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING ON AN ICY ROAD AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE SLID OFF THE HIGHWAY, OVER AN EMBANKMENT, AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRASH WAS WEATHER RELATED AND INVOLVED A LOT OF VEHICLES ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR SCRAPES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT CALLED THE INSURANCE COMPANY WHO DECLARED THE VEHICLE AS DESTROYED AND TOWED IT AWAY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL FOR THE AIR BAGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 170,000. UPDATED 03/18/16*LJ *CN

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10822305
Machine
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