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2002 HONDA CIVIC — AIR BAGS

crash · 1301438 · 2016-07-25

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
CIVIC
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
170,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

HAD AN ACCIDENT ON THE WAY TO WORK. HIT A CAR STRAIGHT ON IN THE BACK. I WAS IN MOTION. MY FRONT END WAS TOTALLY SMASHED IN. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND NO ONE WAS IN THAT SEAT AND MY DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL. I AM NOW SUFFERING SUBSTANTIAL PAIN AND BRUISES ACROSS MY CHEST, RIGHT BREAST AND ACROSS MY ENTIRE LOWER ABDOMEN. YES, THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE OR EVEN FATAL, BUT I'M BLESSED TO HAVE WALKED AWAY FROM THIS. I LOVE MY HONDA AND BEEN A HONDA OWNER SINCE ABOUT 2003. I WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE ANOTHER HONDA BUT I HAVE MY DOUBTS NOW. IF THIS SHOULD HAPPEN AGAIN CAN I TRUST THAT THE NEXT CAR WILL DO THE JOB THAT IT WAS MEANT TO DO AS FAR AS THE AIR BAG IS CONCERNED I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TWICE TO HAVE IT SERVICED FOR THE TAKATA RECALLS. I ALSO WILL ADD THAT I GET MY SERVICE DONE ON A REGULAR BASIS WITH AN ACTUAL HONDA DEALER EVEN THOUGH MY CARE IS A 2002. CHECK THE RECORDS IF I AM NOT MISTAKEN, THE RECALLS WERE FOR DEFECTED INFLATION, NOT BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T DEPLOY AT ALL. MY QUESTION IS WHY DID MY AIRBAG NOT DO THE JOB THAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO DO?

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10888316
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