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Safety agency probing Honda Accord airbag complaints

SAN RAFAEL, CA - DECEMBER 02: A flag with the Honda logo is displayed on brand new Honda car at Marin Honda on December 2, 2011 in San Rafael, Califo...
Federal safety officials are probing complaints about side airbags activating inadvertently on Honda Accords built in 2008.Justin Sullivan / Getty Images

Federal safety officials said on Tuesday they were investigating complaints that side air bags on some 2008 Honda Accords can deploy inadvertently.

The preliminary evaluation, by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI), covers an estimated 363,000 Accord mid-size cars.

The NHTSA said it had received 28 complaints about the issue. Two injuries have been reported. A preliminary evaluation by ODI can lead to a recall.

American Honda Motor Co said it will "cooperate with the NHTSA through the investigation process and will continue our own internal review." 

In December, 2011, Honda announced a recall of 304,000 vehicles around the globe for a possible airbag malfunction in Accord, Civic, Odyssey, Pilot, CR-V and other models manufactured between 2001 and 2002.