roneichstedtjr

I purchased this Accord from a friend who got in a fender bender on the left driver side. It didnt damage the frame, just made a large dent in the driver side fender.

The question is, the airbags did not deploy in the fender bender, the SRS light is NOT on and there is no airbag warning lit on the dash. Ive called the local Honda dealer and the service guy told me "If it didn't go off in the accident it wont go off unless those lights are on". Given my experience with Service Dept, I am a little apprehensive in trusting his word.

What is the likelyhood of the Airbags randomly going off while im driving?

TheMuffinMan

iTrader: (1)

A fender can bend with very little force. Airbags only deploy in certain circumstances when all the equations add up correctly. There should be no lights on while you're driving normally. They'll all come on at the start of the car then go off after a second or two.

nus_dogg

I'd turn the key on and see if you get that SRS light to come on for two sec then goes off which is a self system check I believe.

chikin pickle

Airbags are designed to go off when a certain deceleration threshhold is reached in a front on collision. Side impacts are less likely to set off the airbags because they produce less deceleration on in the forward direction.

And fenders are made of 1/8" sheet metal. Pretty easy to bend.

roneichstedtjr

Sweet,

I really appreciate the feedback. I've gotten no where asking dealerships.

But Yes, the light turns off after 2 seconds and never comes on. So I shouldnt worry about it randomly going off while driving then.

Honda's are new to me, before this I had a GTI and did my HW on it. Glad theres a forum with people who are willing to help.

- Thx

louvett77

I have a 1994 Honda accord lx coupe manual...it has an srs light and stays on...I did a check on it and it gas a salvage title...I went to the dealer to get it reset but they refuse to touch it, they said the dash wasn't original and I'm at a loss don't know what to do I want to reset my srs and dont know what to do it sucks cause I know 95 and up gave a mes and 94 didn't witch I have no clue why they didn't but plz help....