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2010 TOYOTA RAV4 — AIR BAGS

firecrash2 injured · 1136992 · 2014-12-07

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
RAV4
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
112,725

Severity

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

Narrative

WAS AT A STANDSTILL WHEN I WAS HIT BY A 1999 DODGE NEON ON RIGHT FRONT SIDE...THE NEON SHRED THE FRONT OF MY CAR FROM PASSENGER SIDE TO DRIVER SIDE, TRAVELING DEEPER INTO THE FRONT END OF THE CAR AS IT WENT ACROSS MY CAR FROM RIGHT FRONT TO LEFT FRONT. THE AIRBAG DID OPEN, HOWEVER, BETWEEN 8 AND 9 O'CLOCK ON THE STEERING WHEEL THE BAG CAUGHT FIRE AND WHEN UP IN FLAMES. THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BAG WAS DAMAGED BY FIRE AND MY LEFT HAND WAS BURNED. WHEN I SAW THE CAR AT THE COLLISION SHOP THE AIRBAG HAD BEEN REMOVED...UPDATED 12/17/14 *BF UPDATED 11/10/2015*JS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10662669
Machine
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