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2020 HONDA ACCORD — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1770090 · 2021-09-24

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ACCORD
Year
2020
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
3,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owned a 2020 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while driving at 40 MPH, the airbags deployed without incident and without warning. Due to the shock of the failure, the contact also stated that she then rear-ended an unknown obstacle on the road. Due to the failure, the contact stated that she was disoriented as a fellow motorist called authorities to the scene. The contact was arrested at the scene of the failure for reckless driving. After the contact’s release from jail, she sought medical treatment for a shattered sternum, a broken right thumb, and a hematoma on her left leg. The vehicle was towed from the scene as it was deemed a total loss. The dealer nor the manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 3,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11434263
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown