NHTSA complaint: 2009 HONDA CIVIC — AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA CIVIC EX. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH INTO AN INTERSECTION, AN OPPOSING VEHICLE CRASHED HEAD ON UNEXPECTEDLY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SEVERE TORSO INJURIES AND FRACTURED THREE RIBS. THERE WAS ALSO INJURY TO BOTH KNEES AND A LACERATION TO THE LIVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FORCE OF THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT RESULTED IN EXTENSIVE INJURIES TO THE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SAVAGE FACILITY. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000. UPDATED 08/30/11*LJ UPDATED 2/21/12 *CN
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation