# 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `298905` · 2001-06-22 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** SEQUOIA
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING  AT APPROXIMATELY 440 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELLING 60 MPH RAN A RED LIGHT AND  TURNED INTO  CONSUMER'S VEHICLE,  HITTING IT HEAD-ON.  FRONT END WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED, PUSHING  RADIATOR THROUGH THE ENGINE.  AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS INJURED.  MANUFACTURER HAS APOLOGIZED, AND WILL SEND SOMEONE OUT TO  INSPECT VEHICLE.   AMOUNT OF  DAMAGE WAS $23629.  VEHICLE WILL TAKE  APPROXIMATELY 9 MONTHS TO BE TOTALLY REPAIRED.  *AK  TOYOTA ISSUED A LETTER TO CONSUMER STATING THAT THE SRS OPERATED AS DESIGNED.   *SLC
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