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2002 TOYOTA RAV4 — AIR BAGS

firecrash2 injured · 1199956 · 2015-07-19

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
RAV4
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
43,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 TOYOTA RAV4. SUV ON JUNE 26, 2015. A LADY TALKING ON HER CELL PHONE WENT THROUGH A STOP SIGN AND HIT MY CAR HEAD ON. ME AND MY PASSENGER SUSTAINED SEVERAL INJURIES. MY VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND WE COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE CAR (THE DOORS WERE JAMBED) FINALLY WITH SOME HELP WE WERE ABLE TO GET OUT OF MY VEHICLE. I HURT MY HEAD, CHEST, STOMACH, RIGHT LEG CUT, RIGHT KNEE JOINT DAMAGED AND LEFT ARM AND HAND SERIOUSLY INJURED. EVERYONE ( THE POLICE, FIREMEN, WITNESSES,WRECKER TRUCK PEOPLE AND THE TOYOTA GARAGE THAT MY VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WANTED TO KNOW WHY MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT ME. THE LADIES AIR BAGS DID DEPLOY AND SHE WAS NOT INJURED. HOWEVER, MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH CAUSED ME TO SERIOUSLY INJURED. I AM STILL RECEIVING MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR MY INJURIES AND MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. EVEN THE MECHANICS AT THE TOYOTA COLLISION CENTER WHERE MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SAID THAT MY AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AND BECAUSE THEY FAILED TO DEPLOY ALLOWED ME TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED. I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU AGENCY TO PERFORM AN INVESTIGATION ON WHY MY AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHICH CAUSED ME TO BE INJURED. IF THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN MY TOYOTA RAV4 SUV THEN I AM SURE THAT THERE OTHER TOYOTA RAV4-SUV'S WITH DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS. PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10734964
Machine
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