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mikehome1 · May 19th, 2003, 10:33 AM

I backed into a curb at about 8 mph.Rear drivers side wheel knicked,drivers side airbags deployed.Air bags deployed slowly,and I assume not fully.The two in the head area and the seat bag inflated,this will be one hell of an expense.

cooper4us · May 19th, 2003, 11:34 AM

That must have been one heck of a jolt. I did that once to a 1989 Honda Accord LX when I was in college. I forever damaged the aligment on that car.

I guess you need to contact your insurance company.

Cape Cod MINI · May 19th, 2003, 04:39 PM

Wow! That bites

Keep us informed. Hopefully insurance will kick in.
Also will be interested to know if it was a malfunction to kick in at such low speeds.

Tonyt3 · May 19th, 2003, 04:42 PM

I didn't think that airbags deployed if the car was going backwards? Sounds tlike a design fault to me, especially if the airbags didn't deploy in the normal 'explosive' manner.

sjbartnik · May 19th, 2003, 07:41 PM

There's no reason airbags would not deploy if you are moving backwards. They could still be required whether you are going backwards or forwards.

Must have been just the right kind of jolt to set them off -- sounds like side bags only, not the front bags, right?

Speed itself doesn't really have much to do with airbag deployment. It's the impact that matters.

Anyway yeah, I think I'd be contacting my insurance company. Those airbags are going to be EXPEN$IVE to replace

It's not unheard of for airbags to fire on such impacts. In fact a friend of mine has a Honda Civic and such a warning is included in the owner's manual. Specifically it warns that under certain circumstances the airbags could be deployed in severe abrupt impacts, such as large potholes.

mikehome1 · May 19th, 2003, 11:07 PM

Been to dealer and insurance co.this AM;this is going to be one expensive deal.

May 19th, 2003, 10:33 AM	#1
mikehome1 MINI2 Regular Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: cincinnati Local Time: 11:45 AM Posts: 118 Offline	air bags deployed I backed into a curb at about 8 mph.Rear drivers side wheel knicked,drivers side airbags deployed.Air bags deployed slowly,and I assume not fully.The two in the head area and the seat bag inflated,this will be one hell of an expense.

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cooper4us MINI2 Master Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Florida Local Time: 11:45 AM Posts: 1,423 Offline	That must have been one heck of a jolt. I did that once to a 1989 Honda Accord LX when I was in college. I forever damaged the aligment on that car. I guess you need to contact your insurance company. '02 MINI Cooper CVT On Order: 2004 MCS (Est production date: 9/5/03)

May 19th, 2003, 04:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
Cape Cod MINI Exposing the Beast Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Cape Cod, MA Local Time: 12:45 PM Posts: 5,309 Offline	Wow! That bites Keep us informed. Hopefully insurance will kick in. Also will be interested to know if it was a malfunction to kick in at such low speeds. Missing my buddies Dan and Ed but glad I have two angel buddies, And on a quest to Right Secco's Wrongs

May 19th, 2003, 07:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
sjbartnik MINI2 Senior Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Local Time: 12:45 PM Posts: 629 Offline	There's no reason airbags would not deploy if you are moving backwards. They could still be required whether you are going backwards or forwards. Must have been just the right kind of jolt to set them off -- sounds like side bags only, not the front bags, right? Speed itself doesn't really have much to do with airbag deployment. It's the impact that matters. Anyway yeah, I think I'd be contacting my insurance company. Those airbags are going to be EXPEN$IVE to replace It's not unheard of for airbags to fire on such impacts. In fact a friend of mine has a Honda Civic and such a warning is included in the owner's manual. Specifically it warns that under certain circumstances the airbags could be deployed in severe abrupt impacts, such as large potholes. Sean Bartnik 2003 MINI Cooper S

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May 19th, 2003, 04:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
Tonyt3 Track addict Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hants Local Time: 05:45 PM Posts: 5,928 Offline	I didn't think that airbags deployed if the car was going backwards? Sounds tlike a design fault to me, especially if the airbags didn't deploy in the normal 'explosive' manner.

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mikehome1 MINI2 Regular Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: cincinnati Local Time: 11:45 AM Posts: 118 Offline	Been to dealer and insurance co.this AM;this is going to be one expensive deal.

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