# 2013 TOYOTA PRIUS — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `1383681` · 2017-06-09 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** PRIUS
- **Year:** 2013
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 80,000
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
2013 PRIUS V HAD A COLLISION WITH A MUSTANG CONVERIBLE. BOTH VEHICLES ARE TOTALED. THE MUSTANG'S AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE PRIUS'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER HAS A SEVERE CONCUSSION. EMS APPARENTLY TOLD THE HOSPITAL THIS WAS THE SENDING ONE THEY HAD SEEN WHERE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE HOSPITAL TOLD ME I NEEDED TO LOOK INTO AIRBAGS (3XS) BASED ON WHAT EMS SAID. WHEN I WENT TO TOYOTA THEY ASKED IF I WAS THE ONE THAT HAD CALLED A COUPLE OF DAYS PRIOR DUE TO AIRBAGS FAILING. (NO I HAD NOT CALLED.)  SO, WAS EMS REFERRING TO A SECOND TOYOTA WHERE AIRBAGS HAD NOT DEPLOYED IN 2 DAYS? PLEASE LOOK AT PICTURES. THIS WAS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. POLICE REPORT STATES BOTH VEHICLES DOING 35MPH. AGAIN, PRIUS AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY.
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