# 2001 HONDA ACCORD — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
> NHTSA complaint `863122` · 2011-06-22 · 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:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
## Narrative
2001 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE *TGW  THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, IT BROKE LOOSE AND PARTICLES OF METAL HIT THE CONSUMER IN HIS FACE AND ALSO CAUSED A STAB WOUND WHICH PENETRATED HIS CHEST AREA. THE CONSUMER SAW ON THE NEWS A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED REGARDING AIR BAG PROBLEMS. *JB  (LAWYER WROTE IN ON BEHALF OF CLIENT) UPDATED 09/13/11
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