# 2003 TOYOTA TACOMA — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `610555` · 2007-01-23 · 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:** TACOMA
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Miles at failure:** 17,000
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT  AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.  IN MARCH  2005 THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING ON A SNOWY ROAD WHEN THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT ON ITS OWN.  HE ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AFTER LEAVING THE ROAD, AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLE HEAD ON.  THE FRONT LICENSE PLATE BECAME EMBEDDED IN THE TELEPHONE POLE.  THE VEHICLE RECEIVED FRONT END DAMAGE.   THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELLING APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH.  THE CONTACT WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BEL,T AND  SUSTAINED  MINOR INJURIES.  THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY.  THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED.  THE CONTACT STATED  NO ONE INVESTIGATED WHY THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.  THE CONTACT STATED HE BELIEVED THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAS PICTURES OF THE INCIDENT.  *AK
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