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2011 HONDA PILOT — AIR BAGS

crash3 injured · 1565511 · 2019-05-12

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
PILOT
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
174,000
Speed
45 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

OUR VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A NEAR-HEAD ON COLLISION WITH DAMAGE PRIMARILY ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE QUARTER OF THE VEHICLE. OUR VEHICLE WAS TRAVELLING AT LEAST 45 MILES PER HOUR, THE EXACT SPEED IS UNKNOWN. THE DRIVER'S SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DID. MY WIFE WAS THE DRIVER AND ONLY OCCUPANT, SHE BRIEFLY LOST CONSCIOUSNESS AFTER THE IMPACT. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS PARTIALLY CRUSHED IN AND THE TOP OF THE FRAME WAS BENT IN TOWARDS THE CABIN. WHEN SHE AWAKENED, MY WIFE SAW THE DOOR FRAME WITHIN A COUPLE OF INCHES OF HER FACE. THANKFULLY SHE DID NOT SEEM TO STRIKE HER HEAD AGAINST THE FRAME, BUT IT WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT SHE DIDN'T. WHEN THE FIRST RESPONDERS ARRIVED, THEY HAD TO CUT THE CONNECTION TO THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS AND THEY WERE SURPRISED TO SEE THAT THE COLLISION HAD NOT TRIGGERED THEM. I HAVE ATTACHED A PICTURE OF THE VEHICLE DOOR FRAME AND THE AIRBAGS THAT FAILED TO DEPLOY. WE WANTED TO BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION JUST IN CASE IT IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11207052
Machine
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