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2003 HONDA ACCORD — AIR BAGS

crash · 1325139 · 2016-10-12

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ACCORD
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
78,000
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY SON WAS DRIVING ON TURNPIKE RAMP. WHEEL SEEMED TO LOCK UP AND HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. CAR WAS GOING ABOUT 15-20 MPH. HE HIT GUARD RAIL AND BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE DAMAGE WAS NOT EXTENSIVE ENOUGH (NO HOOD DAMAGE, SOME BUMPER DAMAGE, NO LIGHTS CRACKED). I HAD CALLED AND SPOKE WITH A SERVICE MAN NAMED GEORGE WHO SAID THEY ARE OVERWHELMED AND THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG PARTS IN MY RECALL AND HE WOULD CALL ME. HE DID NOT AND THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED. NOW I AM AT RISK OF THEM TOTALING THE CAR DUE TO AIRBAGS DEPLOYING THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE RESOLVED IN THE FIRST PLACE. NOT A HAPPY CAMPER WITH NO RELIEF FROM COGGIN HONDA - WHO COULD HAVE KILLED MY SON IN THIS ACCIDENT.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10915513
Machine
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