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2015 TOYOTA COROLLA — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1724934 · 2021-02-04

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
118,000
Speed
65 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V024000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH IN INCLEMENT WEATHER AND DRIVING THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND CRASHED INTO A MARKER WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FLIP ONTO AN EMBANKMENT. THERE WAS NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION. THE CHILD IN THE CENTER SEAT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED BUT WAS NOT NEEDED. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS CONTACTED AND THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN VISUALLY EXAMINED THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT'S MOTHER ARRIVED AND DROVE THE CONTACT AND HER CHILD TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE SHE WAS TREATED FOR HER INJURIES. HIGHWAY PATROL TOWED THE VEHICLE TO A LOT WHERE THE INSURANCE ADJUSTOR WENT OUT AND DEEMED THE VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS. RENO BUICK GMC CADILLAC (900 KIETZKE LN, RENO, NV 89502, (775)333-0000) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE AFOREMENTIONED RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 118,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11394732
Machine
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