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2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA — AIR BAGS

1 injured · 1057092 · 2014-04-15

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
TUNDRA
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
100,000

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN STATIONARY FOR THREE MONTHS. A PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT START. THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG THEN INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED FACIAL LACERATIONS, SEVERE BRUISING AND A LOSS OF HEARING AS A RESULT OF THE ERRONEOUS AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR TREATMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V133000 (AIR BAGS) BUT HAD NOT CONFIRMED IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10582982
Machine
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