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2005 Honda ELEMENT Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	958451
Internal NHTSA #	10491826
Manufacurer	Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Brand	HONDA
Model	ELEMENT
Model Year	2005
File date	15/12/12
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	i was driving around 12:15 in am, a vehicle from right came out of street and i could not avoid hitting the car. My honda hit the car, described as a t bone hit. I had no passengers,and was wearing seat belt. My passenger side front air bag activated, my driver side air bag did not activate. My honda car had severe damage on the left driver side, less on the right side. My head light was gone from the left side and right side was intact. My car was totaled as a loss by insurance company. The sensor located on my driver side did not react to deploy the air bag. The frame bar was bent and damage right next to the sensor. I received neck bruises, swelling and neck pain. My knee was cut and swollen. There are significant breaks in the plastic on both sides of the interior steering column, proving the intense of the force of the hit. The car was towed to an independent repair shop. My questions were not answered by honda as to why my driver side air bag did not employ. I spoke to honda customer service, with no satisfactory results. Thank you, with much appreciation.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	160000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BELLS , TN
VIN pattern	5J6YH286X5LXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	12/09/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
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Vehicle speed	40
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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

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