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2003 HONDA ACCORD — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash1 injured · 844079 · 2011-02-25

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ACCORD
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
120,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF THE CONTACTS VEHICLE. ALL OF THE VEHICLE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED EXCEPT FOR THE FRONTAL DRIVER AIR BAG. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISING AND MINOR INJURIES. THE DRIVER OF THE SECOND VEHICLE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD RECEIVED RECALL REPAIRS TWO DAYS PRIOR TO THE CRASH UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V364000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION) AND STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR COULD HAVE BEEN DEACTIVATED. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NO LIGHT ILLUMINATED TO INDICATE AN AIRBAG FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 05/04/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IN AUGUST 2010 AND IN NOVEMBER 2008 THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPDATED 05/09/11

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10384449
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