NHTSA complaint: 2008 SCION XB — AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE CENTER DIVIDER. THE VEHICLE ROLLED THREE TIMES. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES TO HER KNEE, CHEST, BACK, HAND, NECK, FACE, AND SHOULDER. THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUFFERED INJURIES TO HIS RIGHT HAND, FOREARM, NECK, BACK, AND CHEST. THE REAR DRIVER'S SEAT PASSENGER SUFFERED CONTUSIONS TO HER FACE AND ARM, CHEST AND NECK. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED AND ALL THE OCCUPANTS WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD OBTAIN THE VEHICLE'S BLACK BOX AND INVESTIGATE THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS CONFIRMED TO BE DESTROYED BY THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation