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2002 ACURA RSX — AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

crash1 injured · 328793 · 2002-01-03

Vehicle

Make
ACURA
Model
RSX
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON 12/11/01 MY 3 1/2 MONTH OLD RSX-S WAS TOTALLED. A 1990 CHEVY TRUCK SMASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CAR AND CRUSHED IT. THE DRIVER SIDE FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE REAR FENDER (JUST BEHIND THE DRIVER'S DOOR) ALL THE WAY UP TO THE FRONT BUMPER WAS HIT AND CRUSHED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG DID NOT OPEN. THE DRIVER'S FRONT AIRBAG DID NOT OPEN. THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS NOT HIT AT ALL HOWERVER, IT'S FRONT AIRBAG DID DEPLOY. BECAUSE OF MY AIRBAGS NOT OPENING MY HEAD SMASHED THE DRIVER'S DOOR WINDOW AND MY LEFT HIP AND KNEE WERE PRETTY BRUISED. THE PAIN IS JUST NOW STARTING TO GO AWAY, 3 WEEKS LATER. PICTURES CAN BE SEEN AT: <HTTP://PHOTOS.YAHOO.COM/REDHEIFER8 I CALLED ACURA AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE AIRBAGS NOT WORKING ON THE SIDE OF THE CAR THAT GOT HIT, BUT POPPING OUT ON THE SIDE THAT DIDN'T. THEY SENT AN INVESTIGATOR OUT AND HE TOOK PICTURES OF IT AND WROTE STUFF DOWN FOR ABOUT 2 1/2 HOURS. HIS CONCLUSION WAS THAT "THE IMPACT WAS TO FAR TO THE FRONT TO SET OFF THE SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG AND TOO FAR TO THE REAR TO SET OFF THE FRONT IMPACT AIRBAG." THIS SEEMS TOTALLY ILLOGICAL. THE CAR WAS CRUSHED FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE REAR FENDER ALL THE WAY TO THE FRONT BUMPER. IF THAT'S NOT FAR ENOUGHT BACK TO SET OFF THE SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG, THEN WHERE ARE THE SENSORS FOR IT??? IN THE TRUNK???? WHY DID THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT IMPACT AIRBAG DEPLOY SO EASILY WHEN THAT SIDE WASN'T EVEN HIT??? OBVIOSLY IT'S SESOR WAS NEVER TOUCHED AND IT DEPLOYED. SO WHAT'S UP WITH THE SENSORS ON THE DR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
756379
Machine
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