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Honda Pilot Air Bags Safety Report | Dec 16, 2013
Reported on Dec 16, 2013
| MY WIFE HAD AN ACCIDENT AND CRASHED INTO THE BACK OF A PARKED VEHICLE. THE CRASH ITSELF WAS HER FAULT, HOWEVER THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED INTO HER FACE AND CAUSED INJURIES, FRACTURING THE BRIDGE OF HER NOSE, BLEEDING IN HER LEFT EYE AND BASICALLY MADE HER WHOLE LEFT SIDE OF HER FACE SWELL UP TO THE POINT WHERE I COULD NOT RECOGNIZE HER. MY WIFE IS 5'3 AND NEEDS TO ADJUST HER SEATING POSITION CLOSE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER FOR HER FEET TO REACH THE BRAKE/ACCELERATOR PEDAL. MY CONTENTION IS THAT AT A LOW SPEED ACCIDENT, IF THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY I THINK SHE WOULD HAVE WALKED AWAY WITH NO INJURIES. ALTERNATIVELY, IF THE CAR HAD A TELESCOPING STEERING WHEEL THEN SHE WOULD HAVE HAD ENOUGH CLEARANCE TO AVOID THE AIRBAG DEPLOYING INTO HER FACE. | |
| Make: | Honda |
| Model: | Pilot |
| Manufactured by: | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Was a crash reported? | Y |
| Was an injury reported? | 1 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | STATEN ISLAND NY |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 5FNYF4H48BB |
| Mileage: | 42500 miles. |
| Speed: | 25 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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| Previous Report:Air Bags | Next Report:Equipment Adaptive |