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2017 HONDA ACCORD — SEATS

crash2 injured · 1703496 · 2020-10-30

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ACCORD
Year
2017
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
SEATS
Miles at failure
83,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

I WAS STOPPED ON A CITY STREET AT A RED LIGHT AND REAR ENDED BY A DRUNK DRIVER GOING 45+MPH. THE DRIVERS SEAT BACK FAILED UPON COLLISION AND WAS THRUST BACK ON THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT. THE RESULTING SEAT FAILURE CAUSED INJURIES TO MY LOWER BACK THAT WOULD NOT HAVE TAKEN PLACE HAD THE SEAT STRUCTURE BEEN DESIGNED STRONG ENOUGH TO WITHSTAND A REAR COLLISION.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11372459
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown