# 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `1171224` · 2015-04-01 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** PRIUS
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 80,000
- **Speed:** 15 mph
## Narrative
MY CAR WAS HIT AT BY AN SUV AT HIGH SPEED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHILE CROSSING AN INTERSECTION (THE SUV HAD RUN A RED LIGHT). MY CAR WAS THEN PROPELLED FRONT-FIRST INTO THE POLE HOLDING THE STREET LIGHTS. NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, ALTHOUGH FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE SAID THAT THE SENSORS HAD BEEN TRIGGERED. I SUSTAINED CONSIDERABLE CONTUSIONS TO MY RIBS, ELBOW, KNEES, AND ANKLES. I HAVE A TORN TENDON IN MY RIGHT ANKLE, AND WHIPLASH SEVERE ENOUGH TO REQUIRE PHYSICAL THERAPY. FIREFIGHTERS SAID THE CRASH WAS SEVERE ENOUGH THAT IF THERE HAD BEEN A PASSENGER, THEY WOULD LIKELY HAVE DIED GIVEN THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.  UPDATED 04/13/15*BF
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