# 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `735372` · 2009-09-13 · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HONDA
- **Model:** ODYSSEY
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 114,000
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
DRIVING EAST ON HIGHWAY 27 NEAR LITTLE FALLS, MN AT 55 MPH.  A DRUNK DRIVER WENT THROUGH A STOP SIGN DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF OUR CAR.    THERE WAS NO TIME TO APPLY THE BRAKES.  SWERVED SLIGHTLY TO LEFT  TO AVOID KILLING DRIVER.  HIT LEFT FRONT OF HIS VEHICLE.  IMPACT CAUSED   CAR TO BECOME AIRBORNE, DOWN AN 8 FOOT GULLY, AND 30 FEET INTO A CORN   FIELD.  NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.  MY WIFE AND I WERE BOTH WEARING  SEAT BELTS.  IMPACT THREW ME INTO THE STEERING WHEEL, BRUISING MY   STERNUM, SHOULDERS, AND BACK.  MY WIFE SUFFERED WHIPLASH.  THE CAR WAS  TOTALED.  WE WERE TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL, AND THE OTHER  DRIVER WAS CHARGED.  ALL SERVICE WAS CURRENT WITH NO PREVIOUS ACCIDENTS. *TR
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