# 1997 TOYOTA COROLLA — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `306266` · 2001-08-06 · 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:** COROLLA
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
VEHICLE WAS GOING 40-45MPH  WHEN  CONSUMER T BONED ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT CROSSED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER.  NEITHER AIRBAG  DEPLOYED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO SUFFER FROM WHIPLASH.   DEALER STATED "IT WAS A GOOD THING THAT AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY, IT COULD HAVE CAUSED MORE INJURIES.  CONSUMER WAS NOT GIVEN EXPLANATION WHY AIR BAGS DID NOT  DEPLOY.  *AK  A FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE FROM TOYOTA INSPECTED VEHICLE AND STATED AIR BAGS OPERATED AS THEY SHOULD HAVE BY NOT DEPLOYING.   *SLC
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