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2013 TOYOTA TACOMA — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1254851 · 2016-01-21

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
TACOMA
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
108,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

"TAKATA RECALL" POSSIBLE: DRIVING NORTHBOUND IN THE LEFT LANE ON A CLEAR DAY, NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME OR NEXT TO ME. I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET IN HOLLYWOOD CALIFORNIA. VISIBILITY WAS CLEAR AROUND 4:00 P.M IN THE AFTERNOON. I NOTICED A CAR MAKING A LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD NO TIME TO BREAK, COULD NOT BELIEVE THIS DRIVER HAD INITIATED A LEFT TURN. I IMMEDIATELY VEERED INTO THE RIGHT LANE TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR THAT HAD MADE A LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF ME. THE DRIVER HIT ME INSTEAD ON THE FRONT LEFT CORNER OF MY TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCK, SENDING ME HEAD ON INTO TWO PARKED CARS. I SUFFERED A CONCUSSION AND A BROKEN RIGHT HAND. I NOTICED AFTER THE ACCIDENT THAT NEITHER THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG NOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT CONCLUDED THAT I WAS NOT AT FAULT. DRIVER INITIATED A 21801(A) VC-UNSAFE LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF ME. I STILL SUFFER FROM THE ACCIDENT AND MY HAND IS NOT THE SAME.

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10821557
Machine
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