# 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `1063887` · 2014-05-11 · 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:** HIGHLANDER HYBRID
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 50,000
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
REAR ENDED ANOTHER CAR AT THE END OF A RAMP.  SEVERE DAMAGE TO OTHER CAR.  I WONDERED AT THE TIME WHY THE AIR BAG DID NOT GO OFF, EVEN THOUGH MY BUMPER AND HOOD WAS DAMAGED.  BUT, POLICE SAID IT WAS PROBABLY BECAUSE I WENT UNDER THE SMALLER CAR?  I DIDN'T QUESTION HIS JUDGMENT, BUT NOW THAT I HEAR OF SO MANY OTHER TOYOTA CAR AIRBAGS NOT GOING OFF, I THINK THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND IT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED.  *TR
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