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2008 HONDA FIT — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash2 injured · 669808 · 2008-05-14

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
FIT
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
1,200

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I BOUGHT HONDA FIT, 2008 MODEL A MONTH AGO. THE TRAFFIC STOPPED AND WE STOPPED, BUT THE VEHICLE IN THE REAR DID NOT STOP AND SMASHED THE FIT FROM THE REAR, MY VEHICLE WAS IN THE MIDDLE, STRUCK BY A JEEP IN THE REAR AND WAS PUSHED AGAINST A PICK UP TRUCK IN THE FRONT. THE FIT WAS A TOTAL LOSS WITH ENGINE PUSHED BACK, AND BUMPER AND FRONT END SMASHED. BOTH FRONT AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS WITH FRONT SMASHED IN. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10227802
Machine
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