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1996 HONDA ACCORD — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash2 injured · 272114 · 2001-01-29

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ACCORD
Year
1996
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Speed
30 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ON 1/4/01 I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT THAT TOTALLED MY 1996 HONDA ACCORD. THE OTHER VEHICLE RAN A RED LIGHT AND I HIT HIM BROADSIDE GOING ABOUT 30 M.P.H. THE WHOLE FRONT END CRUNCHED LIKE A CAN AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I NEED TO KNOW WHY THEY DI NOT DEPLOY. WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR IT WAS ONE OF THE SAFETY FEATURES I THOUGHT I WOULD HAVE. MY INSURANCE PREMIUMS ARE LOWER DUE TO THIS SAFETY FEATURE, BUT WHAT GOOD ARE THEY IF THEY DO NOT WORK, I FEEL I WAS LEAD INTO A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE YOU MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
740110
Machine
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