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2013 TOYOTA COROLLA — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1069575 · 2014-05-28

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
17,457

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS STANDING IN A CROSS OVER AWAITING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN TRAFFIC CLEARED. A WOMAN SWERVED TO MISS HITTING A CAR AND T-BONED ME IN THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR. MY HEAD FLEW TO THE RIGHT, THAN TO THE LEFT, MY HEAD HIT THE CAR FRAME OF THE DOOR ON THE LEFT AND THEN THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE AIRBAG WAS DELAYED IN GOING OFF WHICH RESULTED IN MY HEAD HITTING THE CAR FRAME, THE AIRBAG BLEW OFF IN MY EAR AND I HAVE LOST MY HEARING IN MY LEFT EAR PERMANENTLY. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10594480
Machine
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