2005 Honda Civic INFLATED AIR BAG

60,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • MANUAL
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BHAVESHNAIK
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HOW TO VERIFY THE EXACT CAUSE OF AIR INFLATION. i.e.INFLATED AIR BAG PRIOR TO AN ACCIDENT OR AFTER AN ACCIDENT
Sep 19, 2010 at 2:06 AM
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KHLOW2008
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Hi bhaveshnaik,

There are no way of verifying the actual cause of air bag deployment. They can be triggered by frintal collision whereby the front sensors woulf trigger them.

Accidental shorting of the airbags can cause deployment as well.

Dropping the airbags can also result in deployment.
Sep 23, 2010 at 3:22 AM
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