# 2007 HONDA ACCORD — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `785253` · 2010-05-04 · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HONDA
- **Model:** ACCORD
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
## Narrative
LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN DEFAZIO ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT LEWIS MORTENSEN RE A DEFECT IN HONDA VEHICLES*TGW  THE CONSUMERS WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS WITHIN 5 FEET OF THE STOP SIGN, WITH THE INTENT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN WHEN SHE WAS STRUCK HEAD-ON BY A 3/4 TON DODGE PICKUP. THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT PUSHED THE VEHICLE 65 FEET BACKWARDS. SHE SUFFERED A FRACTURED STERNUM AND A LACERATION ON HER LEFT LEG. THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING THE COLLISION. *JB  THE CONSUMER STATED SHE FOUND A MECHANIC WHO EXPLAINED TO  THAT THE AIR BAG SENSORS WERE LOCATED BENEATH THE FRONT BUMPER. BUT, BECAUSE OF THE HEIGHT OF THE 3/4 TON PICKUP IT DIDN'T CONNECT THE AIR BAG SENSORS ON HER VEHICLE AND THEY WERE NOT PROGRAMMED TO DEPLOY. UPDATED 07/20/10.*JB
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