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2008 HONDA CIVIC — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1914822 · 2023-07-31

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
CIVIC
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
103,000

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owned a 2008 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while in the right land, making a right turn, a bicyclist was coming towards the front passenger side of the vehicle however, to avoid injuring the bicyclist, the contact merged over the lane divider and hit the ground with force. The contact then stated that all the driver’s side air bags failed to properly deploy. The contact stated that the steering wheel cracked, and air bag inflator deployed from the steering wheel and the airbag deflated. As a result, the contact sustained injury to the chest and her lower back. Medical attention was required. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was towed to the contacts residence then towed to a tow lot and deemed a total loss by the insurance. The dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 103,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11535606
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown