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1998 TOYOTA AVALON — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

crash3 injured · 249553 · 2000-10-11

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
AVALON
Year
1998
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

MY CAR WAS STOPPED AND THEN HIT DIRECTLY IN THE BACK BY A VEHICLE GOING APPROX. 45 MILES PER HOUR. ON IMPACT, THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT FULLY RECLINED RESULTING IN INJURY TO OCCUPANT AND IF THERE WAS AN OCCUPANT ON THAT SIDE IN THE REAR SEAT, THAT OCCUPANT WOULD HAVE HAD CRUSHED LEGS. TOYOTA NEEDS TO KNOW THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM. OCCUPANT SUFFERS BACK MUSCLE INJURY FROM DEFECT. BIGGER INJURIES COULD HAVE RESULTED IF SOMEONE ELSE WAS IN THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
734051
Machine
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