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2008 HONDA CIVIC — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash1 injured · 874423 · 2011-08-17

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
CIVIC
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
32,000
Speed
45 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 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH,TO AVOID CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE HE CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT WAS CONFUSED BY THE ACTIONS OF ANOTHER DRIVER WHO USED THE WRONG TURN SIGNAL CAUSING THE CONTACT TO MANEUVER OUT OF THE WAY AND CRASH. THE DURING THE CRASH THE CONTACT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. NONE OF THE OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED DURING THE CRASH. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED WHICH WOULD AVOIDED HIM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. UPDATED 09/07/11*BF UPDATED 2/23/12 *CN

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10419829
Machine
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