# 2001 HONDA CIVIC — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `582572` · 2006-05-21 · 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:** CIVIC
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Miles at failure:** 44,680
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC WHEN A CAR RAN A RED LIGHT AND DROVE INTO MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR.  MY COMPLAINT IS THAT EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A SIDE IMPACT BOTH OF MY FRONT AIR BAGS WENT OFF, THE PROBLEM WAS MY CAR WAS STILL MOVING FORWARD AND I COULD NOT SEE WHERE I WAS GOING AND WAS VERY LUCKY TO MISS A LIGHT POLE, A TELEPHONE POLE, A ELECTRIC GRID BOX AND SEVERAL SMALL TREES ALL OF WHICH WERE IN FRONT OF ME.  LIKE I SAID I WAS VERY LUCKY TO MISS ALL OF THOSE OBJECTS BUT IF I HAD HIT ONE I WOULD NOT HAVE HAD THE AIR BAGS TO PROTECT ME BECAUSE THEY HAD ALREADY DEPLOYED.  I HAVE PICTURES OF THE CAR FROM AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND IT CLEARLY SHOWS THAT THERE WAS NOT A SINGLE SCRATCH ON THE FRONT BUMPER THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS.  I AM CURRENTLY CAR SHOPPING TO REPLACE THE TOTALED VEHICLE AND WOULD LOVE TO PURCHASE ANOTHER HONDA BUT I HAVE DOUBTS OF THE SAFETY OF THEIR AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM.  *JB
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