2001 HONDA CIVIC — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2001 HONDA CIVIC — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Start: 2009-04-27

crash1 injured · 728906 · 2009-07-27

Vehicle

Make: HONDA
Model: CIVIC
Year: 2001
Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Severity

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

Narrative

2001 HONDA CIVIC LX DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED CAUSING INJURIES TO THE DRIVER IN WHICH THE INFLATOR MODULE RUPTURED CAUSING METAL FRAGMENTS TO PROTRUDE THROUGH THE AIR BAG CUSHION STRIKING THE CONSUMER IN HER NECK AS WELL AS HER CHEST. *NJ RECALL NUMBER 09V259000 WAS REFERENCED. (LAWYER WROTE IN ON BEHALF OF CLIENT). *JB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10278908
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown