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2013 HONDA CIVIC — AIR BAGS

1 injured · 1438484 · 2018-01-08

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
CIVIC
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
74,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN A CITY STREET IN BOCA RATON, FL AT ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN I HEARD A BANG AND LOOKED TO SEE THAT THE SIDE CURTAIN AND SEAT AIRBAGS OF THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR HAD DEPLOYED. MY 15 YEAR OLD SON WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER INTO A TURN LANE TO CHECK MY SON FOR INJURIES AND ASSESS WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THE WAS NO KNOWN CAUSE FOR THE DEPLOYMENT.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11061122
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown