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2002 TOYOTA RAV4 — AIR BAGS

firecrash2 injured · 1327904 · 2016-10-21

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 DRIVING MY TOYOTA RAV4 SUV IN JUNE AND I WAS HIT HEAD-ON BY A LADY TALKING ON HER CELL PHONE. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS IN MY 2002 TOYOTA RAV4 DEPLOYED WHICH CAUSED ME TO BE INJURED. MY HEAD HIT THE WINDSHIELD, MY KNEE HIT SOMETHING WHICH CUT IT, MY CHEST HIT THE STEERING COLUMN WHERE ONE OF THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AND I HAD TWO DAMAGED RIBS AND ALSO I HAD INTERNAL INJURIES ALONG WITH DAMAGE TO MY LEFT HAND. MY WIFE AND I WERE WEARING OUR SEATBELTS AND MY WIFE ONLY INCURRED BRUISES TO HER RIGHT ARM. WE COULD NOT GET OUT OF MY VEHICLE BECAUSE THE IMPACT HAD PUSHED THE FRONT OF MY TOYOTA RAV4 SUV BACK WHICH BLOCKED MY FRONT DOORS. MY VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE AND WE COULD NOT GET OUT. SOMEONE CALLED THE FIRES DEPARTMENT, AMBULANCE, AND A WRECKER. THE FIREMEN HAD TO FORCE THE FRONT DOORS OPEN TO GET US OUT. THE POLICE, THE FIREMEN, AND THE AMBULANCE PERSONNEL ASKED WHY MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND I TOLD THAT I DO NOT KNOW. THEY SAID THAT I PROBABLY HAD DEFECTIVE TAKATA AIRBAGS IN MY VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND I SPENT TIME IN THE HOSPITAL AND I HAVE NOT FULLY RECOVERED YET. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE NHTSA HAS INSPECTED TOYOTA RAV4 SUVS FOR DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS THAT HAVE FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING A HEAD-ON COLLISION. MY TOYOTA RAV4 SUV HAD ONLY 33,000 MILES ON IT AND IT WAS IN MINT CONDITION. I THINK THAT THE NHTSA SHOULD GO BACK AND INSPECT EARLIER MODELS OF TOYOTA RAV4 SUVS FOR DEFECTIVE AIR BAGS. MY WIFE AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BECAUSE OF THE F

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10917962
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