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APAug 21, 2015 11:13 AM EDT
DETROIT -- U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating reports that air
bags on some older Honda Accords may not inflate in a crash.
The probe by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration covers about
384,000 cars from the 2008 model year.
The agency says in documents posted Friday that it received 19 consumer
complaints that the air bag control computer failed in the Accord, which
then was Honda's top-selling model.
A driver in Belleview, Florida, was injured when his car hit a concrete wall
at 50 miles per hour and the air bags didn't inflate, according to a
complaint filed with the agency. Several others complained that the computer
had to be replaced to fix the problem and they were charged around $500.
"This also means that the safety of the vehicle passengers and operators are
in jeopardy and potentially face serious injury or death," another
complainant wrote. People filing complaints are not identified in the agency
's database.
The agency says the malfunction causes the air bag warning light to
illuminate on the dashboard and disables the air bags until repairs are made
. Investigators will look into how often the problem happens and decide if a
recall is needed.
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