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2010 TOYOTA RAV4 — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1342337 · 2016-12-20

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
RAV4
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
75,000
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN MY RAV4 PULLED TO OVER THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STRIKE A TREE CAUSING 7 BROKEN RIBS AND IT TOTALED MY CAR .I SAW A RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED IN SEPTEMBER THAT THE REAR TIRE RODS CAN CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL CAUSING A CRASH RECENTLY AND I KNOW THAT WAS THE REASON FOR THIS CRASH I DRIVE THIS ROAD FREQUENTLY AND HAVE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE UNTIL AUGUST 11TH MY BOTH ARMS WERE INJURED AND MY CHEST AND SHOULDER HAD SCRAPES AND CUTS TO WHICH I BLAME ON THE MANUFACTURER, I AM STILL RECOVERING FROM MY INJURY AND ALSO BELIEVE THE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY IN TIME BECAUSE OUT OF THE 7 BROKEN RIBS MY STERNUM BONE WAS BROKEN FROM THE STEERING WHEEL!!

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10936387
Machine
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