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2008 SCION XB — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1402312 · 2017-08-22

Vehicle

Make
SCION
Model
XB
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
80,000

Severity

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

Narrative

"TAKATA RECALL" WE RECEIVED A RECALL ON OUR TAKATA AIRBAGS THE DAY OF MY ACCIDENT. I CAME TO A STOP ON THE STREET AND ONE CAR WAS GOING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN I WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER CAR. CAUSING DAMAGE TO ME AND MY PASSENGER. FOR SOME REASON THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION EITHER WAY. WE COULD'VE BEEN BOTH SEVERELY INJURED AND THE FACT THAT THEY DIDN'T DEPLOY WE WAS STILL INJURED. I HAVE NEVER BEEN LATE ON A PAYMENT, I BOUGHT THE FULL SERVICE PACKAGE FOR THE VEHICLE AND OUR VEHICLE WAS NEVER FIXED PROPERLY OVER THE COURSE OF 6+ MONTHS THAT TOYOTA HAD THE VEHICLE. NO WE HAVE A VEHICLE THAT WE ARE UNCERTAIN ABOUT DRIVING BECAUSE IT CAN HARM ME, MY WIFE AND MY SON WHILE WE ARE ALL IN THE CAR. WE FEEL THAT THE TAKATA AIRBAGS ARE NOT IN JUST THE PASSENGER SIDE BUT ITS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND THE WHOLE CAR. SO WE ARE STILL DRIVING IN FEAR. WE ALSO HAVE A LIMITED EDITION SCION, 849 OF 2500 MADE IN THE US.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11018779
Machine
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