NHTSA Complaint #11075435 — 2010 HONDA ACCORD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNINTENDED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE POST. THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BUT THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO ACTIVE RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,400. *TT *TR