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2006 HONDA ELEMENT — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 953961 · 2012-12-17

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ELEMENT
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
78,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING ON A CURVY ROAD WHERE IT HAD RECENTLY RAINED - ONLY DRIVER WAS IN VEHICLE. THE ELEMENT SUV SKID AND POSSIBLY HYDROPLANED A LITTLE. THE SUV JUMPED THE CURB AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE COLUMN OF A FREEWAY OVERPASS. THE FRONT END WAS SMASHED IN AND THE RADIATOR WAS DESTROYED. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED BUT THE DRIVER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE COLLISION WAS MORE ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND IT STILL DID NOT DEPLOY THE AIRBAG. THE SEATBELT I HAD ON TENSED UP AND KEPT ME FROM CRASHING INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. I DID BOUNCE A LITTLE AND HIT MY HEAD EITHER ON THE SIDE COLUMN OR THE FRAME ABOVE THE WINDOW. THE AIRBAG MAY HAVE PREVENTED THAT. I AM SHOCKED IT DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10488946
Machine
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