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2021 HONDA CIVIC — SERVICE BRAKES

firecrash · 1896560 · 2023-05-22

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
CIVIC
Year
2021
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Speed
70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

Driving down the highway about 70 mph and it started to rain so little that I had not even needed the wipers yet. Then out of nowhere with absolutely no warning what so ever the breaks locked up and the car began to slide and was completely unresponsive to any solution possible. The steering wheel was locked in place and the break peddle was so far to the floor I was not able to reach it. After colliding with the propane delivery truck which I was unable to see due to passanger side airbags which inflated unnecessarily with no passanger in the vehicle. After finally coming to a stop I was going to try and catch my breath while I gather my thoughts but unfortunately it was not possible due to the unimaginable amount of smoke that came from the driver airbag in the steering wheel. I jumped out not sure if it was on fire and assessed the situation and learned that the smoke was just coming from the steering wheel so I did my best to get it out. Which took bottles of water poured into the office steering wheel to stop the cap smoking.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11523210
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown