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2004 TOYOTA 4RUNNER — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1767703 · 2021-09-10

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
4RUNNER
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
238,000

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owned a 2004 Toyota 4 Runner. The contact stated that the driver’s and front passenger air bags failed. The contact stated that when at complete a stop at the red traffic light, the vehicle in the rear failed to stop and crashed into the contact's vehicle rear-end, pushing the vehicle into the roadway. The driver’s and front passenger air bags failed to deploy and caused the front passenger's head to hit the dashboard, suffered injuries to the head, six broken back vertebrae, three broken ribs, head concussion. The contact was the driver and had no injuries to report. The front passenger who was her husband was airlifted to the hospital. The State Trooper mentioned that the other driver might have been on their phone however it was unknown due to them suffering fatal injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed. The contact advised that the vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 238,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11432489
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown