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2020 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER — STRUCTURE:BODY

crash · 1763765 · 2021-08-18

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
HIGHLANDER
Year
2020
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

Several times pulling out from stop signs I failed to see cars coming from the passenger side. On August 4th 2021 I failed to see a car until it was directly in front of me and I collided with it. Wondering how I could have failed to see it I started doing research on the internet. I discovered others had this same problem also involving an accident. It was brought to my attention the mirrors are large and placed high in regards to the passenger window. I noted others sighted their height as part of the problem. I have a bad back and kept my seat low to ease getting in and out of the vehicle. My vehicle was totaled but the air bags never deployed and no one was injured.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11429580
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown