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2008 TOYOTA YARIS — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash1 injured · 694467 · 2008-10-30

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
YARIS
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
5,300
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON OCT 29, 2008 ABOUT 10:00 AM MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2008 TOYOTA YARIS HATCHBACK, TRAVELING SOUTH BOUND ON 7TH ST. IN VICTORVILLE CA. SHE WAS GOING ABOUT 35 MILES AN HOUR WHEN A FORD F150 TRUCK MADE AN LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF HER FROM THE NORTH BOUND LANE MY WIFE COLLIDED WITH THIS TRUCK. FRONT END COLLISION OF THE YARIS HITTING THE TRUCK ON THE PASSENGER FRONT WHEEL. DOING DAMAGE TO THE TRUCKS FRONT RIGHT QUARTER PANEL. DOING A LOT OF DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF OUR 2008 TOYOTA YARIS, BENDING AND SMASHING THE WHOLE FRONT BUMPER, PUSHING THE HOOD OUT OF PLACE. AND CAUSING BODILY INJURIES TO MY WIFE, HURTING HER BACK, NECK, SHOULDERS AND RIGHT ARM. MY MAJOR CONCERN IS THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT ACTIVATE OR DEPLOY IN OUR 2008 TOYOTA YARIS . *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10247239
Machine
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