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2011 TOYOTA CAMRY — AIR BAGS

crash · 1133530 · 2014-11-21

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
40,905
Speed
41 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I RAN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR AT 41 MPH (THERE IS A STRONG POSSIBILITY THAT I HAD A BLACK-OUT, DOCS ARE STILL EXAMINING THE EVIDENCE). THE AIRBAG IN THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT DEPLOY. FORTUNATELY I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT AND HAVE LOTS OF SORENESS AND BRUISING ON MY CHEST, AND SEVERE MEMORY LOSS AROUND THE INCIDENT. MY GARMIN DASH-CAM WAS RUNNING THE ENTIRE TIME, RECORDING THE DATE, TIME, LOCATION, GPS COORDINATES, AND SPEED IN MPH AT CRASH TIME. YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE HOW FAST I WAS GOING WHEN I REAR-ENDED THE OTHER VEHICLE AND THE CAMRY I WAS DRIVING SUSTAINED MASSIVE DAMAGE. THE CABIN HELD UP WELL, BUT NO AIRBAGS IN THE VEHICLE DEPLOYED, INCLUDING THE ONE IN THE STEERING WHEEL A FEW FEET IN FRONT OF ME. CERTAINLY THIS IS NOT RIGHT? *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10660156
Machine
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