1998 HONDA CIVIC — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1998 HONDA CIVIC — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Start: 2002-12-24

crash1 injured · 386706 · 2002-12-24

Vehicle

Make: HONDA
Model: CIVIC
Year: 1998
Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure: 58,000
Speed: 40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS TRAVELING ON A WET ROAD AT 40MPH. WHEN APPLIED BRAKES, THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD ABRUPTLY AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP ON ME, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID OFF ROAD. THE VEHICLE HIT CONCRETE BLOCKS AND TOTALED THE FRONT END. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. TS

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10000354
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown