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2004 HONDA CR-V — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1406738 · 2017-09-09

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
CR-V
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
145,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

NO " TAKATA RECALL?" FOR MY 2004 HONDA CRV W/ FAULTY DRIVER + PASSENGER AIRBAGS?! THIS CAR SHOULD DEFINATELY BE ON THAT RECALL LIST BUT IS NOT!! WHY? ! I PURCHASED MY 2004 ONLY 9 MONTHS AGO FROM A DEALER. I WAS TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY APPROACHING A RED LIGHT GOING APPROX 35- 40 MPH WHEN MY 2004 HONDA CRV HIT THE REAR OF ANOTHER CAR. MY DRIVER AIRBAG NEVER OPENED TO PROTECT ME YET MY PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATED!? IRONICALLY, I WAS ALONE WITH NO PASSENGERS! BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS FAILED ME & WERE FAULTY! I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AND I WAS LUCKY TO GET OUT OF MY CAR ALIVE! I DON'T KNOW IF FAULT LIES WHOLLY WITH HONDA AND/OR TAKAKA OR W/ THE DEALER WHO SOLD ME THIS CAR? UNFORTUNATELY, I NOW OWN AN $8000 "TOTALED" CRV SITTING IN A JUNKYARD AND I'M W/O TRANSPORTATION TO MY JOB!

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11022449
Machine
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