# 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1060339` · 2014-04-28 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** PRIUS
- **Year:** 2010
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 50,000
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH IN A PARKING LOT AND MADE A LEFT TURN WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED HER BRAKES IMMEDIATELY BUT THE BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO DRIVE OVER A STOP SIGN, A CURB AND THEN CRASHING INTO TWO APARTMENT A/C UNITS.  THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RULING FROM HER INSURANCE ADJUSTER TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE DEEMED AS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
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