# 1997 LEXUS LS400 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `331748` · 2002-01-28 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** LEXUS
- **Model:** LS400
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A DRIVER SIDE FRONT FENDER COLLISION AT 50 MPH, AND  BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS AND SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.  DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK TOYOTA'S LEGAL DEPARTMENT CONFIRMED THAT THE DIRECT FRONTAL COLLISON FORCES WERE BELOW THE THRESHOLD FOR DEPLOYMENT, IMPACTING THE SOFTER PORTION OF THE LEFT FRONT CORNER OF THE VEHICLE, AND WAS NOT A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT, THEREFORE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, TWO PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT.  *TT
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