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2001 TOYOTA COROLLA — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash1 injured · 722060 · 2009-06-01

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
66,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON MAY 26, 2009, A NISSAN SENTRA MADE AN ILLEGAL LEFT TURN WHICH RESULTED IN MY 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA 'S' BEING TOTALED. MY SEAT BELT ALLOWED ME TO FLY FORWARD AND MY CHEST HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I FIND THIS INCOMPREHENSIBLE. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH. IF I HAD BEEN ON THE FREEWAY I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10272477
Machine
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