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2009 HONDA CR-V — AIR BAGS

crash · 950154 · 2012-11-19

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
CR-V
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
106,000
Speed
1 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 1 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING 35 MPH CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY HOWEVER, CHEMICALS WERE SEEN COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD AND THE FOOTWELL. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUFFERED LUNG IRRITATION DUE TO THE AIR BAG CHEMICALS THAT EMITTED FROM THE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE ACTIVE AND SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND WAS AWAITING THE RESULTS OF THE INSPECTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000. THE CONSUMER STATED AS SHE WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO A PARKING LOT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CAME OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, FORCING HER TO STOP TO AVOID A HEAD-ON-COLLISION AND SHE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10485173
Machine
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