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2008 HONDA ACCORD — AIR BAGS

1 fatalcrash1 injured · 1373966 · 2017-04-27

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ACCORD
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
AIR BAGS
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TAKATA RECALL--M Y HUSBANDS HONDA ACCORD 2008 WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON JANUARY 16, 2013. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED IN SOMERSET COUNTY NJ. HE WAS HIT HEAD ON BY A DRUNK DRIVER WHILE DRIVING ON A LOCAL ROAD ON HIS WAY HOME FROM WORK. HE WAS KILLED INSTANTLY, MY DAUGHTER SUFFERED NUMEROUS INJURIES. THIS ACCIDENT HAPPENED JUST PRIOR TO THE FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT IF TAKATA AIRBAGS. SINCE THEN THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS RECALLS - IT WAS NOT UNTIL JUST RECENTLY MY HUSBANDS VEHICLE WAS ACTUALLY RECALLED. WHEN I WAS GIVEN MY HUSBANDS BELONGINGS G THERE WERE NUMEROUS PIECES OF LARGE PLASTIC PIECES LODGED INSIDE HIS BRIEFCASE WHICH WAS IN THE VEHICLE WITH HIM. HE DIED INSTANTLY OF BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA TO THE CHEST- HIS HEART EXPLODED DUE TO THE FORCE OF THE AIRBAG. WE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICES ON HIS VEHICLE- I ONLY FOUND OUT BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN CHECKING CONSISTENTLY ON THE RECALLS.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10981060
Machine
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