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2002 TOYOTA RAV4 — AIR BAGS

firecrash2 injured · 1257119 · 2016-01-30

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
RAV4
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
33,000
Speed
45 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
Yes
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

TAKATA RECALL: I WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY TOYOTA RAV4 2002 SUV AND I WAS DRIVING AT 45MPH AT THE TIME. THE OTHER VEHICLE RAN OUT OF HER LANE AND HIT ME HEAD-ON. THE AIRBAGS IN MY TOYOTA DID NOT WORK WHICH CAUSED ME AND MY WIFE TO SUSTAINED SEVERAL INJURIES. THE OTHER VEHICLE THAT HIT ME HEAD-ON, THE AIR BAGS WORKED. I WOULD LIKE FOR YOUR AGENCY TO INVESTIGATE AND TO FIND OUT WHY MY TAKATA AIR BAGS DID NOT WORK. MY VEHICLE HAD ONLY 33,000 MILES ON IT AND IT LOOKED BRAND NEW. MT TOYOTA WAS TOTALED AND I HAD TO SPEND A FEW DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL FROM MY INJURIES. CAN THE NHTSA PERFORM AN INVESTIGATION INTO WHY MY AIR BAGS DID NOT WORK? IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE AIR BAGS ARE SUPPOSED TO WORK IF YOU ARE IN A HEAD ON COLLISION GOING TWENTY MPH. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THE NHTSA HAS OVERLOOKED THE POSSIBILITY THAT SOME OF THE TAKATA AIRBAGS DO NOT WORK AND HAS CAUSED MANY ACCIDENTS THAT THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF. PLEASE ADVISE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10823278
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