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2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 649136 · 2007-12-09

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
TUNDRA
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
37,500
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA LIMITED, I WAS HIT BACK RIGHT MIDDLE OF TIRE, CAVING IN TRUCK BED, LOSING COMPLETE CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AXLE AND TRANSMISSION DISMANTLED, WENT INTO A 360 SPIN WITH BACK TIRES COMPLETELY BENT AND NO CONTROL. THEN HIT HEAD ON AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED OVER 35-45 MPH. WITH AIR-BAGS NOT GOING OFF! TRUCK WAS COMPLETELY REBUILT WITH HIDDEN COST NOT RELEASED TO ME. RESULTING IN TRUCK BEING REBUILT, WHEN IT SHOULD'VE BEEN TOTALED-OUT. STILL WAITING MAJOR BACK SURGERY AFTER 15 MONTHS, LOSS OF WORK. INSURANCE COMPANIES "HIDING" HIDDEN BILLS THAT WOULD MADE MY TRUCK OVER 80% TOTALED. I NEED ANSWERS AND HELP ON WHY MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY SAVING MY LIFE I ONCE HAD, AND BILLS THAT I DIDN'T HAVE! AND YET TOYOTA SIGNS OFF ON MY CAR SAYING IT'S SAFE TO DRIVE AGAIN WITH MY CHILDREN ON THE HIGHWAYS. AND NOW FRONT-END BEARINGS ARE THE #2 RECALL FOR THE TRUCK RESULTING IN MORE DAMAGE AND COST AND SAFETY TO MY FAMILY. PLEASE HELP, IF ANYONE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH AIR-BAG DEPLOYMENT NOT GOING OFF ON THIS STATE OF THE ART TOYOTA TUNDRA TRUCK! *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10211266
Machine
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