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1998 HONDA CIVIC — AIR BAGS

crash · 177302 · 1999-10-06

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
CIVIC
Year
1998
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
AIR BAGS
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY CAR IS TOTALED BY ANOTHER DRIVERS NEGLIGENCE; I WAS TOLD BY A LAWYER THAT BECAUSE MY SON AND I WERE NOT KILLED IN THE ACCIDENT WE COULD NOT FILE A CLAIM AGAINST THE MANUFACTOR FOR THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A HEAD ON COLLLISON. I CALLED THE MANUFACTOR AND ALL THE LADY TOLD ME WAS THAT SHE WOULD SEND ME A "BROCHURE" ON HOW THE AIRBAGS WORKED. I KNOW MY SON AND I WERE EXTREMELY LUCKY IN THIS ACCIDENT, HOWEVER I STILL THINK SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE ATTITUDE I HAVE RECEIVED. I STILL HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE PAIN OF HEARING MY SONS VOICE SCREAM IN TERROR OVER AND OVER AGAIN IN MY HEAD AND I THINK ITS ONE OF THE WORST THINGS A MOTHER HAS TO GO THROUGH WITH HER CHILD.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
712929
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