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1998 HONDA PASSPORT — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 716533 · 2009-04-16

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
PASSPORT
Year
1998
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
120,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING MY 1998 HONDA PASSPORT AT A SPEED OF 35 MPH ON A CLEAR DAY, ON A STRAIGHT LEVEL ROAD. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR AND THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE GOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS IN GOOD SHAPE WITH NO PRIOR ACCIDENTS. AT ONE POINT A VEHICLE CUT IN FRONT OF ME AND I RAN INTO THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE HONDA WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY! I SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES TO MY NECK. IF THE AIRBAGS HAD DEPLOYED I WOULD NOT HAVE SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES. NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE AIRBAG DEFICIENCIES AND THERE IS NO MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE TO DETERMINE IF INDEED THERE WAS A DEFICIENCY IN THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10265690
Machine
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