NHTSA ODI #11434263

2020 Honda Accord Complaint

Air Bags

Filed September 24, 2021 · Incident date August 9, 2021

⚠ Crash reported

1 injury reported

Vehicle
2020 Honda Accord
Component(s)
Air Bags
Complaint filed
September 24, 2021
Date of incident
August 9, 2021
Reported VIN
1hgcv1f14l

Owner's description

The contact owned a 2020 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while driving at 40 MPH, the airbags deployed without incident and without warning. Due to the shock of the failure, the contact also stated that she then rear-ended an unknown obstacle on the road. Due to the failure, the contact stated that she was disoriented as a fellow motorist called authorities to the scene. The contact was arrested at the scene of the failure for reckless driving. After the contact’s release from jail, she sought medical treatment for a shattered sternum, a broken right thumb, and a hematoma on her left leg. The vehicle was towed from the scene as it was deemed a total loss. The dealer nor the manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 3,000.

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