# 2002 HONDA ACCORD — AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
> NHTSA complaint `570431` · 2006-01-25 · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HONDA
- **Model:** ACCORD
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
## Narrative
SIDE AIRBAG LIGHTS OFTEN COME ON AND OFF FOR NO REASON. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS NOW.  I HAD CALLED  DEALERSHIP REGARDING THIS SITUATIONS. BUT THEY ADVISED ME THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNLESS THE SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT KEPT STAYING ON.  I ASSUME WHENEVER THE LIGHT CAME ON PASSENGER WAS LEANING ON THE CHAIR IN A CERTAIN WAY, BUT I NOTICED THAT THE SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON WITH OR WITHOUT A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT.  BESIDES THE ON AND OFF SITUATIONS WITH THE SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT, I  WAS INVOLVED IN A DRIVER SIDE IMPACT.  THE OTHER PARTY HIT  ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR.  THE IMPACT COMPLETE WRECKED THE DOOR, BUT NONE OF SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED OR NOTHING.   I ASSUMED THAT THE IMPACT WAS NOT HARD ENOUGH TO DEPLOY THE SIDE AIRBAG.   ALSO,   MANY  FRIENDS WHO ALSO HAD  HONDA ACCORDS EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM . I HOPE SOME ONE COULD INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE  THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION AND  I COULD HAVE GOTTEN SERIOUSLY INJURED FROM THE ACCIDENT OR MAYBE FROM FUTURE ACCIDENT IF THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE SIDE AIRBAG.*AK
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