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2001 TOYOTA AVALON — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1066040 · 2014-05-17

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
AVALON
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
290,000
Speed
65 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON MAY 3RD 2014 I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK I LOOKED DOWN AND RAN OFF THE ROAD I WAS TRYING TO SLOWLY GET BACK ON THE ROAD. I DIDN'T STOMP THE BRAKE BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID I WOULD FLIP MY CAR. I FORGOT I HAD MY CRUISE CONTROL ON. MY CAR WAS FRONT WHEEL DRIVE AND AS THE TIRES GRABBED IT THROUGH ME IN TO THE GUARD RAIL ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD. MY CAR WENT INTO A SPIN AND FINALLY STOPPED. MY SEAT BELT GRABBED AND KNOCKED THE BREATH OUT OF ME. MY SEAT BELT DID NOT COME OUT. I AM STILL RECOVERING. THE ADJUSTER SAID IT WAS TOTALED. [XXX] MAY 17TH 2014. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *JS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10592127
Machine
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