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2008 TOYOTA CAMRY — AIR BAGS

crash · 1116663 · 2014-10-03

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
59,617
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

CAMRY IS HIT BY A PICK UP TRUCK ON THE LEFT PASSENGER SIDE, CAUSING THE CAMRY TO LOSE CONTROL AND ROTATE MORE THAN 360 DEGREES ON THE ROAD BUT NONE OF THE AIRBAGS, EVEN THE SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I CALLED TOYOTA AND ASKED BY THE SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD INSPECT IT BUT THEY WILL BE CHARGING ME $99 TO CHECK WHY THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. I WAS OBVIOUSLY DISTRAUGHT OVER THE FACT THAT THEY WILL CHARGE ME FIRST BEFORE THEY CAN LOOK AT A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE ABOUT MY VEHICLE AND THE PERSON WE TALKED TO JUST BASICALLY ASKED ME TO CALL BACK IF I WANTED THEM TO LOOK INTO IT AND HUNG UP. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10641194
Machine
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