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1989 HONDA CIVIC — SEAT BELTS

1 fatalcrash1 injured · 191469 · 2000-01-04

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
CIVIC
Year
1989
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
SEAT BELTS
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THE 1989 HONDA CIVIC DX USES MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS. MY NIECE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT THIS WEEKEND, HIT A FREEWAY RAILING THAT CAUSED THE BATTERY TO BECOME DISCONNECTED; UPON ITS DISCONNECT, THE MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS WERE RELEASED WHICH RESULTED IN MY NIECE BEING EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS KILLED IN SUBJECT ACCIDENT. IS THERE ANY AUTOMOTIVE RECALL OR LITIGATION INFORMATION AVAILABLE ABOUT SIMILAR ACCIDENTS? HAVE THERE BEEN SIMILAR LITIGATIONS? *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
716861
Machine
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