Consumer Complaint Detail

HONDA / ELEMENT / 2005

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006091569 Incident Date: Oct, 20 2006
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: AR
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Model Name: ELEMENT Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Air bags
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 07 2007 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 2005 honda element's air bag inadvertently deployed. *cc the consumer was exiting a parking lot and partially drove over a curb with the right front tire. as the tire rolled off the curb the passenger's side air bag deployed. there were no injuries. the consumer drove the vehicle tot he closest honda dealer. after running the diagnostic test the technician informed the consumer that the air bags should not have deployed. the vehicle was taken back to the sales dealer who claimed that when the vehicle whet over the curd, the vehicle scraped the bracket for the step rail, which activated the sensor and the air bag,. the dealer denied any responsibility. *nm