NHTSA complaint: 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE HAS 54,000 MILES. THERE WERE FOUR PASSENGERS ALL WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY AND THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY. A VEHICLE MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY CUT IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING THE VAN AND LOST CONTROL OF THE CAMRY. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING NORTH AFTER LOSING CONTROL THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HIT THE CEMENT MEDIAN. THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR WAS THE ONLY DOOR THAT WOULD OPEN AFTER THE CRASH. THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS UP AGAINST THE CEMENT MEDIAN. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP FACING SOUTHBOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY. THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THE AIRBAG SENSOR WAS COMPLETELY SMASHED. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE ONLY RECENT WORK DONE ON THE VEHICLE WAS AN OIL CHANGE. THE POLICE CAME ,BUT NO REPORT WAS FILED. *AK
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation