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2004 TOYOTA COROLLA — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 570984 · 2006-01-30

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
AIR BAGS
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 COROLLA THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE TURNED IN FRONT OF ME. WE COLLIDED. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH BEFORE I STARTED BRAKING A COUPLE MOMENTS BEFORE IMPACT, SO I IMAGINE I WAS GOING AT LEAST 30-35 AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT LEFT CORNER OF MY VEHICLE; IT WAS UNDRIVEABLE AFTER. COMPLAINT: NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN MY COROLLA! THE OTHER CAR WAS GOING LESS THAN 10 MPH WHEN OUR CARS COLLIDED, BUT HER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE TOYOTA WEBSITE SAYS THAT AIRBAGS WON'T DEPLOY UNLESS IT IS A "SEVERE FRONTAL COLLISION". WHAT QUALIFIES AS "SEVERE"? NO RESPONSE YET FROM TOYOTA DEALER.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10149081
Machine
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