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2013 SUBARU OUTBACK — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1020153 · 2013-11-06

Vehicle

Make
SUBARU
Model
OUTBACK
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Subaru of America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
8,600
Speed
45 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS TRAVELING WEST BOUND IN THE FURTHEST RIGHT HAND LANE AT APPROXIMATELY 45-MPH ON LOS ANGELES AVE. ON 10/31/13 IN MOORPARK, CA AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30 A.M. ON THURSDAY MORNING. A FULL-SIZE FORD F150 PICKUP TRUCK FAILED TO YIELD WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO THE ADJACENT SHOPPING CENTER. HE WAS TURNING LEFT OUT OF A MEDIAN DIVIDER IN THE CENTER OF A FOUR-LANE HIGHWAY. THERE IS NO MARKED SIGNS OR LIGHTS TO MAKE A LEFT TURN THERE, BUT YOU MUST YIELD TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON LA AVE. FROM THE BROKEN YELLOW LINED CENTER DIVIDER. I HIT THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SPIN AROUND WITH THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT. MY AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY EVEN THOUGH THE IMPACT OF THE CRASH WAS SIGNIFICANT, THE WHOLE FRONT END OF MY CAR WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED, AND THE CRASH WAS ESSENTIALLY HEAD-ON. I SUFFERED A ACUTE CERVICAL STRAIN, AND I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL THE DAY AFTER WITH PAIN. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING FURTHER TESTING TO SEE THE SEVERITY OF MY INJURIES. MY TWO-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS IN HER BRITAX CAR SEAT IN THE PASSENGER SIDE BACK SEAT, AND LUCKILY SHE WAS UNHARMED IN THE INCIDENT. I AM VERY SHOCKED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10551123
Machine
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