NHTSA complaint: 2008 SCION XB — AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. THE AIR BAGS PARTIALLY DEPLOYED AND CHEMICALS EXPELLED FROM THE INFLATOR. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. UPON CHECKING THE VIN AFTER THE CRASH, THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF THE VEHICLE BEING INVOLVED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000(AIR BAGS). THE DEALER INITIALLY INFORMED THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTIFICATION. THERE WAS ONE INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT'S SON SUSTAINED MINOR BURNS ON THE ARM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation