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2016 TOYOTA COROLLA — AIR BAGS

crash2 injured · 1530072 · 2019-01-09

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2016
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
25,000
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TAKATA RECALL, I WAS DRIVING HOME IN STOP IN GO TRAFFIC ON FREEWAY AND THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME SPEED UP. ONCE I ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 20-25 MILES AN HOUR THE TRUCK STOPPED, I SAW IT AND TRIED TO STOP BUT BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE THAT YOU COULD FEEL AND HEAR AS WELL AS WOULDN'T LET YOU PUSH ALL THE WAY DOWN ON BRAKES. THIS RESULTED IN ME HITTING THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME. HOOD IS PUSHED UP AND FRONT BUMPER COMPLETELY OFF AS WELL AS LIGHT DAMAGE AND MORE BUT NO AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED. ALL 3 OF MY CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR WITH ME AND THIS IS A HUG SAFETY ISSUE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11166158
Machine
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