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2008 TOYOTA YARIS — SEAT BELTS

crash2 injured · 1123610 · 2014-10-25

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
YARIS
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SEAT BELTS
Miles at failure
65,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

MY FIANCE WAS IN A NASTY TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. SHE WAS REAR ENDED WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT IN HER 2008 TOYOTA YARIS BY A VEHICLE TRAVELING AT AROUND 40-50MPH. ON IMPACT SHE STATED THE SEATBELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOCKED, THEN UNLOCKED GIVING MORE SLACK AS SHE PROJECTED FORWARD, THEN GAINED MOMENTUM BACK INTO THE DRIVERS SEAT (NOW SEATED) WHEN THE BELT LOCKED AGAIN WITH REMAINING MOVEMENT . THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ANYWHERE IN THE VEHICLE AND THE ENTIRE TRUNK WAS ALMOST PUSHED INTO THE BACK SEAT. FURTHERMORE, HER MOTHER WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND RECALLED SOMETHING SIMILAR OCCURRING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AS WELL. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10649978
Machine
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