NHTSA Complaint #10257440 — 2002 HONDA ACCORD

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE I WAS REAR ENDED ON A HIGHWAY AT A FAIRLY HIGH SPEED. BOTH MY SEAT BACK AND THE EMPTY PASSENGER SEAT BACK COLLAPSED INTO THE BACK SEAT BEFORE BEING THROWN FORWARD WHERE I WAS ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL CLOSE ENOUGH THAT I COULD SEE THAT MY EYES WERE ABOUT TWO INCHES FROM THE WINDSHIELD AND THEN I WAS THEN THROWN BACK AGAIN TO THE LAYING DOWN POSITION OF MY SEAT. IN MY PERIPHERAL VISION I COULD SEE THE SEAT BACK OF THE EMPTY PASSENGER SEAT DOING THE SAME THING AS MY SEAT. THIS APPEARS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I HAVE TWO CAR SEATS IN THE BACK SEAT FOR MY INFANT AND TODDLER THAT WHERE THANKFULLY EMPTY AT THE TIME. IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF MY CAR I HAD TO RETURN MY SEAT TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION WHICH I WAS SUPRISINGLY ABLE TO DO USING THE AUTOMATIC BUTTON. THIS APPEARS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. AS A SIDE NOTE: THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT MY SEATBELT WAS REPLACED UNDER A WARRANTY AND THE REST OF MY SAFETY DEVICES FOUND TO BE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER BY THE DEALERSHIP. *TR