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HONDA TRAILER HARNESS KIT — EQUIPMENT

1 fatalcrash1 injured · 1355014 · 2017-02-09

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
TRAILER HARNESS KIT
Year
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
EQUIPMENT

Severity

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

Narrative

MY DAD HAS DIED FROM INJURIES SUSTAINED FROM A CAR ACCIDENT, HE TOLD ME HIS CAR 2006 HONDA CIVIC ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN! THE CAR ACCELERATED AT HIGH RPM WHEN HE JUST WENT TO ACCELERATE. TO ENTER THE ROAD MAKING A LEFT, INSTEAD THE CAR WENT SO FAST WITHIN SECONDS, HE LOST CONTROL AND HIS HONDA PLOWED THREW A STOP SIGN, THEN WAS FINALLY STOPPED BY A STEEL POLE HOLDING UP A QUICK CHECK SIGN! HE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE CHEST INJURIES! 3 BROKEN RIBS, 2 DROPPED LUNGS, FRACTURED STERNUM, FRACTURED C4 AND C7 SPINE INJURIES! HE DIED DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE ACCERLAERTION OF THE VEHICLE RACING ON ITS OWN! MY DAD HAS ALWAYS KEPT UP WITH RECALLS AND HAS CAR LOGS AND MAINTENANCE LOGS, ETC. I HOPE OTHER PEOPLE NEVER HAVE TO EXPERIENCE THIS TRAGIC SUDDEN DEATH, DUE TO A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURER ACCELERATION, OR WHATEVER EQUIPMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ACCIDENT! IT'S A MFG DEFECT! PLEASE ADDRESS OR AT LEAST MAKE PUBLIC AWARE THIS COULD HAPPEN TO THEM! THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A STATUS UPDATE. *JS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10953773
Machine
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