# 2002 TOYOTA RAV4 — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `1194255` · 2015-06-27 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** RAV4
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 38,000
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
I WAS DRIVING DOWN TENNESSEE STREET WHEN A LADY RAN THROUGH A STOP SIGN AND HIT US HEAD-ON. MY AIR BAGS NOT DID DEPLOY WHICH CAUSED ME AND MY WIFE INJURIES.  THE OTHER VEHICLE THAT HIT MY TOYOTA 2002 RAV4 SUV. AIR BAGS DID DEPLOY ON IMPACT, WHERE MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.  IF MY AIR BAGS WOULD HAVE DEPLOYED LIKE THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO, THEN ME AND MY WIFE WOULD NOT HAVE SUSTAINED INJURIES. FOR ALL INTENT AND PURPOSES, I PERSONALLY BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE THAT ALL OF THEIR AIRBAGS ARE EITHER DEFECTIVE OR WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. THE POLICE, THE WRECKER DRIVER, THE WITNESSES, THE GARAGE WHERE MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ALL ASKED THE SAME QUESTION:  HOW COME YOUR AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.  THEY ALL SAID THAT IF THEY WOULD HAVE DEPLOYED THEN ME AND MY WIFE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN INJURED.I WOULD LIKE FOR YOUR OFFICE TO HAVE AN INVESTIGATION OF WHY MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH DID CAUSE ME AND MY WIFE INJURIES. IN A HEAD ON COLLISION, ONE WOULD EXPECT THE AIR BAGS TO WORK, BUT MINE DID NOT CAUSES ME AND MY WIFE INJURIES.  THANK YOU.  *TR
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