NHTSA complaint: 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA — AIR BAGS
MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT WHERE A CONSTRUCTION TRUCK HIT MY CAR CAUSING ME TO HIT A TREE AND ROLL. MY FATHER DIED AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT. NOW THAT A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING IN THIS TYPE CAR I WONDER IF THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED. TOYOTA DID NOT INSPECT VEHICLE. LAWYERS ENGINEER SAID BECAUSE OF OCCUPANTS BOUNCING AROUND ' CAR COULDN'T TELL WHERE EVERYONE WAS AND THEREFORE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS NOT COMMANDED. CONSUMER STATED "DON'T BELIEVE TOYOTA WAS EVER NOTIFIED OF INCIDENT. COSUMER STATED AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHEN THE FIREMAN CUT THE ROOF OFF THE CAR TO GET TO HER PARENTS, WHO WERE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. CRUSH REPORT [XXX], CASE #[XXX] TRAFFIC HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION CASE #[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT *DT *DT *JB
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation