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2001 HONDA ACCORD — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash1 injured · 734023 · 2009-09-02

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ACCORD
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Speed
68 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A BIG RIG ON THE FREEWAY ON I-5 MONDAY AUGUST 31ST. I WAS GOING ABOUT 68/MILES AN HR WHEN THE BIG RIG HIT ME FROM THE FRONT. THE IMPACT WAS PRETTY BAD BECAUSE I HAVE CERVICAL STRAIN AND BEEN IN BED SINCE MONDAY. ALSO STRAINED MY BACK DUE TO ME BEING THROWN FORWARD N BACK EVEN WITH MY SEAT BELT ON. THE STRANGE PART IS THAT MY AIR BAG DIDN'T GO INFLATE WITH THAT MUCH IMPACT. I THINK IF THE AIR BAG WOULD'VE INFLATED THEN THAT WOULD'VE SAVED ME FROM ALL THIS INJURY. 5 YEARS AGO, I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AS WELL AND AT THAT TIME I REAR ENDED A STILL CAR GOING ABOUT 65 MILES AND AT THAT TIME THE AIR BAD DIDN'T GO OFF EITHER, MY CONCERN AT THIS POINT IS THAT THERE'S SOME DEFECT IN THE AIR BAG IN MY CAR BECAUSE IT SHOULD'VE INFLATED THIS TIME DUE TO THE IMPACT BUT IT DIDN'T. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10282671
Machine
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