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2001 HONDA CIVIC — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 683758 · 2008-08-18

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
CIVIC
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
120,000
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY HUSBAND WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN OUR HONDA CIVIC 2001 LX ON AUGUST 6TH. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30 AM. THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM STOPPED SHORT TO TRY TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, THUS MY HUSBAND TRIED TO STOP BUT RAN INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM (I'M TOLD IT WAS A 3 CAR ACCIDENT). MY HUSBAND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE WINDSHIELD, HIS CHEST ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. HE WAS GOING ABOUT 50 MILES AN HOUR AT THE TIME. THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF. WE BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN 2001. I WAS IN A MINOR CAR ACCIDENT WITH THIS SAME CAR A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN ON MY WAY TO CHURCH. AT THE TIME, I DIDN'T THINK ABOUT IT, BUT THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED DURING THAT ACCIDENT EITHER. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST BECAUSE I WAS GOING SO SLOW THAT MUST HAVE BEEN THE REASON. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10238722
Machine
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