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2010 TOYOTA RAV4 — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1440632 · 2018-01-16

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
RAV4
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
31,511
Speed
27 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

DECEMBER 8, 2017, IN 2010 RAV4, ABOUT 27 MPH HEADING FORWARD, HIT HEAD-ON, (CITY STREET) 12TH ST. NW, ALBUQUERQUE. OTHER DRIVER DUI (BLEW 2.6 ABOUT 1 HR LATER), WRONG-WAY IN MY LANE, DROVE SILVERADO, SEEMED TO SPEED UP UPON IMPACT, ATTEMPTED TO KEEP GOING BUT SILVERADO HOOKED INTO BRAKED RAV. MY CAR WAS PUSHED BACKWARD ABOUT 40 FT., ACCORDING TO POLICE OFFICERS. SHOCKING SOUND AND FEELING UPON IMPACT. MY AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT DID NOT DEFLATE--INSTEAD, IT EXPLODED. HAVE HAD BREATHING PROBLEMS SINCE, EXACERBATION OF ASTHMA, BURNING FEELING IN EARS, OTHER SYMPTOMS. I DID NOT KNOW THAT THE AIR BAG WAS SUPPOSED TO DEFLATE. ADJUSTER AGREES IT EXPLODED, BUT DOES NOT KNOW IF HE HAS A PHOTO OF THE EXPLODED AIR BAG. HE WILL LOOK THROUGH HIS PHOTOS.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11063082
Machine
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