# 2003 LEXUS IS — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `602503` · 2006-11-09 · 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:** IS
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 22,300
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
ON THE NIGHT OF OCTOBER 27TH, I WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY BOYFRIEND FROM A FRIEND'S HOUSE.  I WAS IN MY 3-DAY OLD CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED LEXUS IS300.  IT WAS A 2003 WITH 20,000 MILES ON IT, IN SPECTACULAR MINT CONDITION.  UPON COMING AROUND A SLIGHT BEND IN THE ROAD LEADING INTO OUR APARTMENT COMPLEX, A DEER RAN OUT INTO THE ROAD FROM THE RIGHT.  I SWERVED LEFT UPON INSTINCT, AND WE HIT GRAVEL AND THEN WET GRASS.  WE WERE GOING ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES, BUT THE CAR SKID BECAUSE IT COULD NOT GET ANY TRACTION IN THE WET GRASS.  WE HIT A BRICK WALL HEAD ON, AT ROUGHLY 30 MPH, AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS IN THE CAR DEPLOYED.*JB
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