# 2008 HONDA ACCORD — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `948699` · 2012-11-09 · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HONDA
- **Model:** ACCORD
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 110,000
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
I STRUCK A VEHICLE THAT HAD STOPPED SUDDENLY IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS ABLE TO DECELERATE TO ABOUT 30 MPH BEFORE THE COLLISION. DRIVER'S FRONT AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITH SUCH FORCE, OR WITH SUCH INCORRECT TIMING, THAT I SUSTAINED A COMPLETE AND PARTIALLY DISPLACED FRACTURE OF THE STERNUM. IN SEARCHING THE MEDICAL LITERATURE, THIS IS AN INJURY USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT, WHICH I WAS, OR WITH STRIKING THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH I DID NOT.  THERE HAD BEEN NO PRIOR ILLUMINATION OF AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS, OTHER THAN THE TEST ILLUMINATIONS WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED.  *TR
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