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2016 TOYOTA COROLLA — SEAT BELTS

crash1 injured · 1649412 · 2020-02-25

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2016
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SEAT BELTS
Miles at failure
87,209
Speed
45 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON 2/20/2020 MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. I FELT MY 2016 TOYOTA COROLLA LOSE TRACTION ON THE ROAD AND START TO SLIP. MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT NEVER CAME ON AND I NEVER FELT IT ENGAGE. I HYDROPLANED, MY CAR HIT A GUARDRAIL HEAD ON, MY SEAT BELT DID NOT TIGHTEN WHICH CAUSED ME TO HIT MY HEAD AND CHEST ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND DASH AS WELL AS INJURIES TO MY NECK FROM BEING SLUNG FORWARD. MY VEHICLE CONTINUED TO IMPACT THE GUARDRAIL. MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY WHICH ALSO CAUSED ME TO HIT MY HEAD AND SHOULDER HARD ON THE DRIVER WINDOW/DOOR. UPON THE MULTIPLE IMPACTS AND DESPITE SENSORS BEING STRUCK, MY AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY THROUGHOUT MY VEHICLE AND MY SEAT BELT FAILED TO TIGHTEN. CAUSING INJURY TO DIFFERENT AREAS OF MY BODY.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11311424
Machine
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