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2010 TOYOTA PRIUS — AIR BAGS

crash · 1112683 · 2014-09-23

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
PRIUS
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
56,074
Speed
38 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I HAD A COLLISION WITH A VEHICLE AS I HEADED NORTH TOWARDS AN INTERSECTION. ON THE OTHER SIDE THE DRIVER THAT HIT MY VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSED TO YIELD TO COMING TRAFFIC. WHEN I REALIZED IT I HAD CRASHED INTO A WOODEN FENCE. THE CAR WAS HIT IN THE LEFT SIDE FRONT TIRE AREA, THE HOOD, THE FENDER, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER LEFT DOORS WERE DAMAGED. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE CAR WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. I WOULD LIKE AN INVESTIGATION SINCE I BELIEVE THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. I WAS HIT IN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE, THEN DROVE THRU A WOODEN FENCE TO BE STOPPED BY A STORAGE CONTAINER. THE ACCIDENT DIDN'T RESULT IN ANY MAJOR INJURIES BUT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. ..UPDATED 09/30/14 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER FOUND THAT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED. UPDATED 02/27/2015 *JS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10638465
Machine
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