# 2000 TOYOTA AVALON — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `574650` · 2006-03-04 · 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:** AVALON
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
IT WAS A CLEAR DAY DRY ROAD, ABOUT 5:30 PM ON AUG. 16, 2005.  I WAS WESTBOUND ON STATE RT 9, IN LOUDOUN COUNTY VA  TRAVELING AT ABOUT 30 MPH.  A 2005 HONDA CRV, SUV, CROSSED MY LANE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME.  I WAS SO CLOSE THAT THERE WAS NO TIME TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT, NO TIME TO SLOW DOWN.  I PUSHED THE SUV SIDEWAYS ABOUT 30 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.  DURING THE ACCIDENT MY TOYOTA AVALON AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, (OPERATE).  DURING THE ACCIDENT I COULD SEE THE SIDE AIR BAGS ON THE HONDA OPERATE.  AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT I WAS INJURED BY THE SEAT BELT AND MY CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS.  NO CORRECTIVE ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN BY TOYOTA WITH RESPECT TO THIS ACCIDENT.  *NM
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