# 1998 LEXUS ES300 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `694511` · 2008-10-30 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** LEXUS
- **Model:** ES300
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Miles at failure:** 157,000
## Narrative
AIR BAG, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S, FAILED TO DEPLOY IN A FRONTAL COLLISION THAT DESTROYED VEHICLE.  DRIVER WAS ONLY PERSON IN CAR AND FROM THE SEAT/LAP BELT SUFFERED SEVER BRUISING ON TORSO, ABDOMEN AND THIGHS.   LEFT KNEE BADLY BRUISED FROM CONTACT WITH STEERING COLUMN.  THE SEAT/LAP BELT DID NOT FAIL.    THE CAR WAS A 1998 LEXUS ES300 WITH APPROXIMATELY 157,000 MILES AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.    HAD THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, I BELIEVE I WOULD HAVE STILL HAD SOME BRUISING BUT THE BRUISING WOULD HAVE BEEN LESS SEVERE AND LESS PAINFUL AND HAD SHORTER RECOVERY TIME.  30 DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT, I STILL HAVE BRUISES SHOWING AND HAVE SEVER LARGE LUMPS UNDER THE SKIN WHERE THE BRUISES EXISTED.  I STILL HAVE MANY TENDER AND SORE AREAS FROM THE BRUISES. *TR
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