# 2016 TOYOTA RAV4 — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `1485789` · 2018-07-25 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** RAV4
- **Year:** 2016
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 8,500
## Narrative
TAKATA RECALL,  I WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR ENDED COLLISION ON A HIGHWAY  WHILE STOPPED CAUSING MY CAR TO REAREND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND  SAID MALFUNCTION ON THE DASHBOARD.  THERE WAS $19000 IN DAMAGE, I ASKED FOR THE SEATBELTS AND AIRBAGS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR AND FEEL SAFE. THEY WOULD NOT DO IT BECAUSE THEY SAID THE COMPUTER WAS ABLE TO RESET.  I SPECIFICALLY ASKED OVER AND OVER AS I COULD NOT FEEL SAFE, NO ONE WOULD LISTEN SO I ENDED UP TRADING THE CAR THAT WAS 7 MONTHS OLD IN AND TAKING A LOSS TO FEEL SAFE.  SINCE THE AIRBAG MALFUNCTIONED I COULD NOT FEEL LIKE IT WOULD KEEP ME SAFE IN ANOTHER ACCIDENT. I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT PRIOR TO THIS.
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