2016 Honda HR-V

Subject: Airbag System Issue - Honda HRV 2016 (Rebuilt Title) Dear NHTSA, I am writing to report a potential safety issue with the airbag system in my 2016 Honda HRV, which has a rebuilt title. On [XXX] after returning to my vehicle from shopping at a Costco parking lot, I noticed that the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) warning light had turned on. To the best of my knowledge, there were no impacts or collisions with my vehicle during the time it was parked, and I have not experienced any issues with the airbag system prior to this incident. However, the sudden appearance of the airbag warning light concerns me about the functionality and safety of the airbag system. Here are the details of my vehicle: •Make/Model: Honda HRV 2016 •VIN: [XXX] •Title: Rebuilt I would appreciate any guidance on whether there are known issues or recalls regarding the airbag system in this model, or any recommended steps I should take to address this concern. Thank you for your attention to this matter. I look forward to your assistance. Sincerely, [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

I was driving on a Nevada highway and getting into an off ramp with mild traffic. I attempted to break so I could stop behind another driver and realized my breaks weren't working. I then put my entire body weight on the breaks and they failed to stop or slow down my vehicle. I ended up colliding into the vehicle ahead at 50 mph. Even with an impact of 50mph not a single airbag went off. I sustained head injuries. This could have been lethal. Myself and my passenger could have died. The breaks failed resulting in a collision and the air bags did NOT go off. My vehicle was totaled on the spot and i spent over 7 hours in the hospital due to my vehicles failing to keep me safe. I did reasrch and almost every other 2016 Honda HRV has a recall for the breaks and somehow mine did not when the breaks failure could have killed me.

I HAVE BEEN IN TWO CAR ACCIDENTS AND NONE OF MY AIRBAGS WENT OFF . IN 2017 I TRIED TO KEEP FROM HITTING A DEER . MY CAR WENT DOWN A EMBANKMENT AND I HAD 10,000 DOLLARS OF FRONT END DAMAGE. MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY I HAD HEAD INJURIES AND A BROKEN NOSE DUE TO HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL. 2ND ACCIDENT I WAS STUCK IN TRAFFIC A STAND STILL. 10/2019 I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY TWO CARS WHO PUSHED ME INTO A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. NO AIRBAGS WENT OFF. I NOW HAVE SPINAL INJURIES AND PERMEATED NECK INJURIES.

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT COMES AND OFF WHEN NO ONE IS SITTING ON THE SEAT OR WITHOUT ANYTHING BEING IN THE SEAT. COMES ON FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN SHUTS OFF LIKE SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. IT DOES GO OFF WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING ON THE SEAT OR IF I PUT SOMETHING LARGE ON THE SEAT. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I'M DRIVING OR JUST SITTING.

DECEMBER 27, 2019 MY DAUGHTER CAITLYNN WAS DRIVING HER 2016 HRV LX ON IRA HICKS BLVD NEAR 341 EAST IN FT VALLEY GEORGIA. A SEMI-TRUCK PULLING A LOWBOY TRAILER WAS STOP AT A RAIL SPUR CROSSING WITH THE RAIL ARMS DOWN AND RED LIGHTS FLASHING. THE BRAKES FAIL CAUSING HER CAR TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF THE SEMI-TRUCK. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN THE CRASH. CAITLYNN SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE FACE AND NECK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED 2016 HONDA HRV. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH IN THE MIDDLE OF A THREE LANE HIGHWAY, ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE AN IMMEDIATE LEFT CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE VEHICLE HEAD ON. THE OTHERS VEHICLE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WAS DAMAGED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT RETRACTED CAUSING THE CONTACTS STOMACH TO BECOME SWOLLEN AND BRUISED, A NECK AND SHOULDER INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE CONTACT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THEY SENT THE VEHICLE TO CLAIMS DEPARTMENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,900.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA HR-V. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 48 MPH, THE CONTACT'S REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FRACTURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER CHEST AND NECK THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS 1,200. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.