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2000 TOYOTA CAMRY — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash2 injured · 675228 · 2008-06-23

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
165,000
Speed
38 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ACCIDENT WAS A HEAD-ON COLLISION INTO A PARKED CAR AT 35-40 MILES PER HOUR. CAR WAS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. ONLY ONE PERSON WAS IN THE CAR AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIR BAG FAILURE RESULTED IN A BACK INJURY (LIKELY A PULLED LIGAMENT) TO THE DRIVER. THIS TOYOTA CAMRY HAD ONLY ONE OWNER; I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2000. THE AIR BAGS HAVE NEVER PREVIOUSLY BEEN DEPLOYED. THE CAR THAT WAS HIT WAS A TOYOTA COROLLA S. THE CAR WAS PUSHED INTO ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT OF IT; THE AIR BAGS IN THE COROLLA DID NOT DEPLOY EITHER. ONLY ONE PERSON WAS IN THIS CAR; THE DRIVER OF THE COROLLA HAD WHIPLASH FROM THE ACCIDENT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10232045
Machine
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