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2005 Honda ELEMENT Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1521304
Internal NHTSA #	11160837
Manufacurer	Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Brand	HONDA
Model	ELEMENT
Model Year	2005
File date	11/12/18
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My daughter was driving her 2005 honda element around 50mph and hit a small pot hole and then heard a loud bang. After seeing smoke she immediately pulled over and checked the car and found no outside damage. When getting back in still seen and smelled smoke and noticed passenger front airbag was deployed. How does an airbag deploy without a front or side impact?
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	110000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BEL AIR, MD
VIN pattern	5J6YH28655LXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	12/09/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	50
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Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2005 Honda ELEMENT Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 Honda ELEMENT Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

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