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2008 HONDA CIVIC — AIR BAGS

crash · 740371 · 2009-10-19

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
CIVIC
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
AIR BAGS

Severity

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

Narrative

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. I HAD A WRECK AND IT WAS TOTALED. A CHEVROLET TAHOE HIT THE FRONT END OF MY CIVIC GOING AT LEAST 65 MPH AND SMASHED THE WHOLE FRONT END. THE IMPACT WAS VERY STRONG CAUSING THE TAHOE TO FLIP. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHEN MY CAR WAS LOOKED AT TO SEE IF IT WAS TOTALED OR IF IT COULD BE FIXED, THE ADJUSTOR SAID MY AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. WHERE THE SENSOR IS, IS COMPLETELY SMASHED. I BOUGHT MY HONDA CIVIC BECAUSE I HEARD THEY WERE VERY SAFE CARS, AND ALTHOUGH NO ONE WAS SEVERELY INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT, I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD BUY ANOTHER HONDA CIVIC IF THE AIR BAGS AREN'T GOING TO DEPLOY WHEN THEY SHOULD. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10289041
Machine
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