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2004 LEXUS RX330 — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 571443 · 2006-02-03

Vehicle

Make
LEXUS
Model
RX330
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
30,500
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING THE 2004 LEXUS RX330 ON THE FREEWAY, TRYING TO AVOID A CAR ON MY LEFT LANE THAT SUDDENLY SWERVED TO MY DRIVER SIDE. TO AVOID BEING HIT, I STEERED SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE SPEED, THE CAR WENT OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE AND WHEN TRYING TO TURN THE STEERING BACK TO THE LEFT, THE CAR SKID AND LOST CONTROL. SKIDDED ACROSS TWO LANES TO THE RIGHT, HIT A TRUCK TRAILER, TRAILER OVER TURNED, MY LEXUS THEN GOT BOUNCED BACK, ROLLED OVER ACROSS 5-6 LANES ON THE FREEWAY, LANDED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BY THE DIVIDER, DRIVER WAS KNOCKED OUT AFTER IMPACT WHEN THE SUV STARTED ROLLING OVER. GOT A CONCUSSION ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HEAD. CAR WAS TOTALED. MY COMPLAINED IS THAT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE WAS DEPLOYED AT ALL. WROTE A REGISTERED LETTER TO THE MANAGER OF THE LEXUS DEALER WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED TWO YEARS AGO BUT NEVER GOT A REPLY EITHER. WITH SUCH EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AND SEVERAL IMPACT DURING THE ACCIDENTS, IF THE AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED, THE CONCUSSION COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED PLUS THE NUMEROUS CUT FROM THE FLYING GLASS WHEN ALL THE WINDOWS AND WINDSCREEN WERE SHATTERED. *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10149380
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