# 2015 HONDA CIVIC — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `1314484` · 2016-09-05 · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HONDA
- **Model:** CIVIC
- **Year:** 2015
- **Manufacturer:** Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 24,000
## Narrative
THE VEHICLE (V-2) WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AT THE 1-5 NB CYPRESS OFF RAMP IN REDDING CALIFORNIA IN EVENING PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC (AT 1810).  V-2 WAS STRUCK BY V-1, WHICH IN TURN PUSHED V-2 INTO V-3.  BOTH V-1 AND V-2 WERE STATIONARY AT THE TIME OF COLLISION.  V-1, A ISUZA TROOPER SUSTAINED MINOR FRONT END DAMAGE.  V-2 RECEIVED MINOR FRONT END DAMAGE, AND MAJOR REAR END DAMAGE.  V-3, A KIA SOUL RECEIVED MINOR REAR END DAMAGE.    THE ISSUE IS THAT THE V-2 AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY OR THE SEAT-BELT RESTRAIN THE DRIVER IN THE VEHICLE.  THE DRIVER STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL RECEIVING A MAJOR BRAIN CONCUSSION AND BROKEN NOSE UPON BEING PUSHED BY V-1 INTO V-3.  SEVERAL ON THE SCENE QUESTIONED THE LACK OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OR THE SEAT-BELT NOT PROVIDING THE RESTRAINT NECESSARY TO PREVENT THE INJURY.  MY CONCERN IS THIS IS A FAILURE OF THE SAFETY SYSTEMS NECESSARY TO RESTRAIN THE DRIVER.  REPORTING PARTY IS THE FATHER OF THE DRIVER OF V-2, A TEEN DRIVER.
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