NHTSA complaint: 2002 HONDA CIVIC — AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH SHE IMMEDIATELY HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES WHICH CAUSED HER TO CRASH HEAD FIRST INTO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED DURING THE CRASH; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT SUFFERED A CHEST INJURY DUE TO THE PRESSURE OF THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS, THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 90,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation