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2007 TOYOTA COROLLA — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash1 injured · 682321 · 2008-08-10

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
16,000

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT ON AN INTERSTATE OFF-RAMP AND REAR-ENDED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, CAR IN FRONT INTO THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF HER. WHEN I STRUCK THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, DESPITE THE INCREASED SPEED I WAS THROWN FORWARD INTO THAT CAR. SUBSEQUENTLY, I HAVE CERVICAL SPRAIN, CONCUSSION FROM HITTING THE BACK OF MY HEAD ON MY HEAD REST, POSSIBLE BRIEF LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS, CEPHALGIA, AND MANY OTHER SYMPTOMS AND POSSIBLE INJURIES. THESE INJURIES MAY HAVE BEEN LESSENED IF THE FRONT AIR BAG HAD DEPLOYED AND LIMITED MY HEAD'S PATH FORWARD WITH THE IMPACT OF THE FRONT OF MY CAR INTO THE BACK OF THE OTHER CAR. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10237586
Machine
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