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2012 TOYOTA AVALON — AIR BAGS

crash · 1613329 · 2019-10-18

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
AVALON
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
115,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ANOTHER DRIVER RAND A RED LIGHT AND I (T-BONED HIS PASSENGER SIDE) WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. I WAS BREAKING AT THE TIME, BUT STILL IMAGINE I HIT HIM AT BETWEEN 30-40 MPH. THE FRONT END CRUMPLED AS EXPECTED BUT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. FIREFIGHTERS CUT POWER TO PREVENT THE AIRBAGS FROM DEPLOYING UNEXPECTEDLY AFTERWARDS. A CHECK PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT HAD COME ON IN RECENT DAYS THAT I DID NOT GET FIXED BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, BUT IT SHOULD NOT HAVE AFFECTED THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG I EXPECT. LIBERTY MUTUAL IS CURRENTLY IN POSSESSION OF THE CAR (THEY DEEMED IT A TOTAL LOSS).

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11269414
Machine
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