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2007 HONDA ACCORD — SUSPENSION

crash · 1434149 · 2017-12-20

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ACCORD
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
SUSPENSION
Miles at failure
136,000
Speed
59 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON DECEMBER 4, 2017 I WAS TRAVELING THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT ON INTERSTATE 195 MARYLAND WHEN MY TIRE BROKE AWAY FROM THE AXLE. I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND SKID ACROSS THE HIGHWAY AND SLAMMBED INTO A GUARD RAIL. I HAD JUST REPAIRED/REPLACED BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS ON THAT SAME WHEEL NOT TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT WITH ALIGNMENT AND NEW BRAKES ALL AROUND. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I DID NOT HIT ANYONE AND NO ONE HIT ME OR THE RESULT WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. THE CAR WAS TOTALED.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11055651
Machine
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