# 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `658836` · 2008-02-24 · 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:** CAMRY SOLARA
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Miles at failure:** 68,000
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
I WAS INVOLVED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE FRONT OF MY 2003 TOYOTA SOLARA HIT A CAR THAT WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF ME. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE SNOWY AND ICY. BECAUSE OF THIS, REAR-ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WAS UNAVOIDABLE. I WAS UNPLEASANTLY SURPRISED THAT MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR I NEVER THOUGHT I     WOULD HAVE AN ACCIDENT; HOWEVER I WAS ASSURED BY THE SALESMAN THAT THE CAR WAS SAFE, AND AIRBAG  DEPLOYMENT WAS PART OF THE OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER PROTECTION TOYOTA OFFERS. THE OUTCOME OF THE  AIRBAGS FAILING TO DEPLOY WAS THAT I WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND SUFFERED DISCOMFORT SINCE UPON IMPACT I SLAMMED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. I BELIEVE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE AIRBAGS HAD    DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT AS THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO DO. THE SOLARA, OF COURSE, WAS TOTALED. I WOULD  GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER.  *TR
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