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2007 TOYOTA YARIS — SEAT BELTS

crash2 injured · 1247799 · 2015-12-26

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
YARIS
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SEAT BELTS
Miles at failure
128,500

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT WHEN MY 2007 TOYOTA YARIS WAS RAMMED FROM BEHIND IN A REAR END COLLISION. I SUSTAINED SEVERAL INJURIES. MY AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY, BUT THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. IN ADDITION, THE SEATBELTS DIDN'T WORK EITHER. I SUFFERED A COMMINUTED FRACTURE TO MY LEFT DISTAL CLAVICLE, FRACTURED L1 TRANSVERSE PROCESS, AND I'M HAVING SURGERY TO FIX THE PROBLEMS THAT WERE CAUSED FROM MY FACE HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS HAPPENED ON OCT 20, 2015 AND I JUST FOUND OUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2007 TOYOTA YARIS'. I CAN PROVIDE ADDITION INFORMATION IS NEEDED.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10816223
Machine
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