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2012 TOYOTA AVALON — AIR BAGS

crash2 injured · 1524294 · 2018-12-17

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
AVALON
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
70,000
Speed
70 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

MY VEHICLES AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY I WAS HIT BY AN 18 WHEELER AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE VEHICLE HAD AT LEAST 2 REAR END HITS BY THIS 18 WHEELER ESTIMATED AT A SPEED IN EXCESS OF 25 MILES PER HOUR FASTER THAN MINE (I WAS GOING AT 70MPH NORTHBOUND ON US 75, NINE MILES SOUTH OF TULSA OKLAHOMA ON A SUNNY MONDAY AT 3PM). THE STREET WAS DRY. THE TRUCK INITIALLY HIT ME ON MY REAR AND ON MY LEFT REAR QUARTER. I WAS SPUN IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK AND HE HIT ME AGAIN ON THE REAR QUARTER AND THE BUMPER AND SPUN ME IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND THEN PUSHED INTO THE GUARDRAIL AT AN ESTIMATED 40+ MPH. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY FOR ANY OF THE THREE COLLISIONS (TWO IN THE REAR AND ONE IN THE FRONT).

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11161898
Machine
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