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2018 HONDA ODYSSEY — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1776496 · 2021-11-01

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ODYSSEY
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
AIR BAGS
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

My husband was driving our 2018 Honda Odyssey Van when he hit a deer and the airbags came out and my hearing was permanently damaged. I had taken a hearing test during the year before the accident and have hearing results after the accident. I have been told by two specialists that nothing can be done to repair the damage to my ears. It has been suggested that the air bags shouldn't have come out. Hitting the deer made a bad situation but the air bags coming out made a bad situation much worse. We had hit deer before and it never made the air bags come out which was absolutely not necessary in this situation. My leg was also cut and bruised by the air bag and I went to the emergency room for treatment.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11438973
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown