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2001 HONDA CIVIC — AIR BAGS

crash2 injured · 1267921 · 2016-03-14

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
CIVIC
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
220,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ON MARCH 12, 2016 MY WIFE AND I WERE TRAVELING HOME TO SANTA CRUZ FROM OAKLAND ON HIGHWAY 880. WHILE STOPPED IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC WE WERE HIT FROM BEHIND BY A VEHICLE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED. UNFORTUNATELY, OUR AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY TO MY WIFE AND MYSELF. WE HAD RECENTLY TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER, OCEAN HONDA IN SOQUEL, CALIFORNIA, AFTER RECEIVING NOTICE THAT THE AIR BAGS ON THE VEHICLE WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. OUR CAR WAS COMPLETELY TOTALED AS WAS THE CAR THAT HIT US. WHILE NONE OF OUR AIR BAGS DEPLOYED THE AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE THAT STRUCK US ALL DEPLOYED. I'M NOT SURE ALL OF OUR INJURIES COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE AIR BAGS HAD DEPLOYED, BUT I'M SURE THE EXTENT OF OUR INJURIES WOULD HAVE BEEN LESSENED. I DON'T KNOW IF THE RECALL WORK DONE ON OUR CAR WAS NEGLIGENT, OR IF THEY JUST TURNED OFF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. BUT WHATEVER WAS OR WAS NOT DONE HAS HAD A SERIOUS IMPACT ON MY WIFE AND MYSELFI.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10849663
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