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2003 HONDA ACCORD — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash · 488427 · 2004-08-04

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ACCORD
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
7,500
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON JULY 31, WE WERE INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IN OUR 2003 HONDA ACCORD LX. AN SUV RAN A STOP SIGN, AND WE HIT IT. THE IMPACT WAS DIRECTLY HEAD-ON FOR US (BROADSIDE FOR THE SUV). WE WERE TRAVELING BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH AT THE TIME. THE FRONT END OF THE ACCORD WAS ACCORDIANED. HOWEVER, OUR FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALL OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING SEATBELTS AND WERE NOT INJURED. HOWEVER, WITHOUT THE SEATBELTS, THE FRONT PASSENGERS WOULD CERTAINLY HAVE HIT THE WINDSHIELD VERY HARD. THE AIRBAGS CLEARLY SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED, AND I AM FILING THIS REPORT BECAUSE THEY DID NOT.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10086159
Machine
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