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2009 HONDA CIVIC — SEATS

2 injured · 746541 · 2009-12-02

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
CIVIC
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
SEATS
Miles at failure
9,900

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THE HEADRESTS IN THIS VEHICLE CANNOT BE ADJUSTED TO THE PROPER HEIGHT FOR A SHORTER FEMALE (APPROX. BELOW 5'2"). ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL, THE CENTER OF THE HEADREST SHOULD BE INLINE WITH THE CENTER OF THE OCCUPANTS HEAD. FOR A SHORTER PERSON, THE HEADREST CANNOT BE LOWERED TO THE PROPER POSITION. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE CAUSED BY THE SHAPE OF THE HEADREST. IN THE LOWEST POSITION THE HEADREST PUSHES FORWARD ON THE OCCUPANTS UPPER HEAD FORCING THE OCCUPANTS CHIN DOWN. THIS IS A VERY UNCOMFORTABLE POSITION WHILE DRIVING OR RIDING IN THE VEHICLE. I HAVE INFORMED HONDA OF THIS PROBLEM IN SEPTEMBER 2009 BUT THEY DIDN'T SEEM TOO CONCERNED AND TOLD ME FILE A COMPLAINT WITH SAFERCAR.GOV THIS ISSUE IS CAUSING INJURY AND/OR DISCOMFORT TO PASSENGERS AND SHORTER DRIVERS. I AM IN NEED OF HONDA TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10294278
Machine
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