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2007 HONDA RIDGELINE — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash · 771700 · 2010-03-08

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
RIDGELINE
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
40,000
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON 2/10/10 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00AM MY 2007 HONDA RIDGELINE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION ON FLORENCE & HENNESS IN THE CITY OF CASA GRANDE, AZ. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED FRONT END DAMAGE AFTER REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE RIDGELINE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. IT WAS NOTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ACCIDENT THAT THE INSIDE CAB HAD A BURNING ODOR. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY HONDA SERVICE TECHNICIANS LOCATED AT SAN TAN HONDA, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A SHORT CIRCUIT CAUSED BY A FAULTY GROUND WIRE DISABLED THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10317891
Machine
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