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2016 HONDA HR-V — SERVICE BRAKES

crash1 injured · 1820701 · 2022-06-21

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
HR-V
Year
2016
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I was driving on a Nevada highway and getting into an off ramp with mild traffic. I attempted to break so I could stop behind another driver and realized my breaks weren't working. I then put my entire body weight on the breaks and they failed to stop or slow down my vehicle. I ended up colliding into the vehicle ahead at 50 mph. Even with an impact of 50mph not a single airbag went off. I sustained head injuries. This could have been lethal. Myself and my passenger could have died. The breaks failed resulting in a collision and the air bags did NOT go off. My vehicle was totaled on the spot and i spent over 7 hours in the hospital due to my vehicles failing to keep me safe. I did reasrch and almost every other 2016 Honda HRV has a recall for the breaks and somehow mine did not when the breaks failure could have killed me.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11470320
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown