2002 TOYOTA AVALON — AIR BAGS

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2002 TOYOTA AVALON — AIR BAGS
Start: 2015-11-20

crash · 1240913 · 2015-11-24

Vehicle

Make: TOYOTA
Model: AVALON
Year: 2002
Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Component: AIR BAGS
Miles at failure: 268,464

Severity

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

Narrative

DURING A FRONT-END COLLISION IN WHICH MY CAR WAS STOPPED AND RAMMED INTO BY ANOTHER VEHICLE THE AIR BAG INFLATION SENSOR WAS SHEARED OFF IT'S MOUNTING BRACKET. THE AIR BAG FAILED TO INFLATE BECAUSE THE SENSOR FAILED TO DETECT THE IMPACT.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10806592
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown