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2006 TOYOTA AVALON — STRUCTURE:BODY

crash1 injured · 1186589 · 2015-05-29

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
AVALON
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
141,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I REAR ENDED CAR AND THE LOWER AIRBAG DEPLOYED STRIKING ME JUST BELOW BY KNEES. MY RIGHT LEG DEVELOPED A HEMATOMA FROM THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND REQUIRED SURGERY. I STILL HAVE A LARGE DEPRESSED AREA ON MY LEG, A SCAR, TENDERNESS AND DARKENING OF THE SKIN, ALL WHICH WILL REQUIRE FURTHER SURGERY TO REPAIR.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10722295
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown