NHTSA Complaint #11417637 — 2015 HONDA ACCORD

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST MOTIVE POWER. THE VEHICLE CROSSED THE LANES AND STRUCK THE CURB, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE DRIVER’S SIDE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND GET BACK IN THE LANE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AT THE SCENE OF THE CRASH. THE CONTACT HAD A GASH ON HIS FOREHEAD. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT LATER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED AND REPAIRED THE DAMAGE DONE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A RESULT OF A STEERING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.