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2010 HONDA CIVIC — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1854578 · 2022-11-18

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
CIVIC
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
142,000
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owns a 2010 Honda Civic. The contact stated while her daughter was driving 20 MPH, the driver-side air bag curtain deployed without any impact, causing the contact to lose control of the vehicle and struck the curb on the passenger side. The inside of the vehicle was damaged due to the deployment of the air bag. The contact was able to drive the vehicle home. The contact was severely injured and had to seek medical attention. No police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, but the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, and they stated that the air bag deploy because she struck the curb. The failure mileage was 142,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11494149
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown