Consumer Complaint Detail

HONDA / ACCORD / 2004

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006081054 Incident Date: Sep, 23 2006
Consumer's City: RENTON Consumer's State: WA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Model Name: ACCORD Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Air bags:side/window
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 1HGCM56434A Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 04 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 29 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Driving down road @ 40 mph, in a 2004 honda accord lx, the passenger seat side air bag deployed for no apparent reason, injuring the passenger. at this point, nothing has been done to repair the damages by honda of america or state farm insurance company due to it's rare circumstances. honda technicians and their district manager said they found no good reason for deployment. they tested the airbag parts after the deployment, and they are currently still functioning properly. theorizing, they commented that a bolt may have smacked up under the car and hit a sensor, creating a frequency mimicking the sound of an impact. according to the honda technicians, these side air bags are activated/actuated on frequency so the second they hear a crunch or glass break, they shoot out. he said that if something created a sound similar to that of an accident or vehicle impact, that they could go off. so, car still is not repaired, and has been checked by honda and state farm adjustors. neither has found any amount of damage to suggest anything out of the ordinary was hit on the roadway, just a small scratch on the bottom of the car, which may or may not have been the culprit. *nm