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2011 TOYOTA PRIUS — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1152014 · 2015-01-28

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
PRIUS
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
108,152
Speed
5 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ON FRIDAY, JAN. 16, 2014 MY HUSBAND MADE A RIGHT HAD TURN FROM A STOP SIGN ONTO A ROAD IN TOLEDO, OH. AN ONCOMING VEHICLE DID NOT SEE HIM AND TURNED INTO THE FRONT DRIVES SIDE SMASHING THE DOOR INTO MY HUSBAND. HIS HEAD WENT THROUGH THE WINDOW AND THE SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. OUR FRAME WAS SMASHED, DOOR SMASHED, FRONT TIRE BENT IN, DASHBOARD WAS BOWED AND BROKEN, FRONT, SMALL SIDE, AND MAIN DRIVERS SIDE WINDOWS BROKEN. THE CAR WAS FOUND TO BE A TOTAL LOSE, MY HUSBAND HAD TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION, BUT MY MAIN QUESTIONS IS WHY DID THE SIDE AIR BAG NOT DEPLOY 02/05/15*LJ UPDATED 6/9/2015 *JS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10679523
Machine
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