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2007 HONDA ACCORD — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1303685 · 2016-08-01

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ACCORD
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
104,000
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WHILE DRIVING OUR 2007 ACCORD. SHE WAS IN MOTION AT ABOUT 20 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CROSSED HER PATH, WHEREUPON THE FRONT OF OUR HONDA STRUCK THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. THIS WAS ON STATE ROUTE 66 AT THE ON-RAMP TO I-215. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE DRIVER'S FRONTAL AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE SEATBELT IS LOCKED AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS NOW BLINKING. SHE SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES FROM HITTING HER HEAD ON SOMETHING DURING THE COLLISION AND THERE WERE ABOUT $3,000 IN REPAIRS TO OUR HONDA. IT WOULD SEEM THAT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED IN THE CRASH SINCE THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS BLINKING, WHICH I PRESUME TO MEAN THAT THE MODULE HAS RECORDED A PERMANENT DEPLOYMENT EVENT.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10892177
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