# 1994 TOYOTA COROLLA — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
> NHTSA complaint `594342` · 2006-08-29 · 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:** 1994
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
- **Miles at failure:** 112,700
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, I WAS NOT ABLE TO SEE THE VEHICLE A FEW HUNDRED FEET IN FRONT ME AND I REAR-ENDED THE VEHICLE.  AT THE TIME, I WAS NOT AWARE THAT MY HEADLIGHTS WERE DEFECTIVE UNTIL AFTER THE ACCIDENT.  I WENT THROUGH MANY BULBS WHICH KEPT BLOWING OUT.  I REALIZED THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE HEADLIGHTS. INSIDE THE LENS IT IS BROWN THEREFORE DIMMING THE HEADLIGHT.   *NM
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