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2005 SCION TC — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 747562 · 2009-12-09

Vehicle

Make
SCION
Model
TC
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
75,297
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

HI, I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT DECEMBER 2, 2009. I OWN A SCION TC 2005 MODEL. I WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY 440 OUTER BELTLINE NEAR EXT 7 GLENWOOD AVENUE. IT WAS RAINING HEAVILY AT APPROXIMATELY 6:30PM WHEN I HIT A PUDDLE IN THE LEFT FAR LANE AND BEGAN HYDROPLANING, I HIT THE CAR NEXT TO ME ON MY PASSENGER SIDE AND STARTED SPINNING APPROXIMATELY 4-5 TIMES AND HIT THE CEMENT BARRIER ON THE BRIDGE OF CRABTREE CREEK. I HIT THE BARRIER HEAD ON AND THE SPUN AROUND AGAIN AND HIT THE BACK DRIVERS SIDE ON THE CEMENT AS WELL. MY CAR ENDED AGAINST THE CEMENT BARRIER ON THE FAR RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD FACING THE WRONG DIRECTION. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT MY AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. LUCKILY I WAS NOT SEVERELY INJURED BUT HITTING HEAD ON IT IS MY OPINION AND THAT OF THE OWNER OF THE COLLISION REPAIR SHOP THAT MY CAR WAS BROUGHT TO, THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED FOR SAFETY REASONS. I WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES PER HOUR, NO MORE THEN 55. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH THAT SHOWS IT ONLY TAKE SPEEDS OF 8-14 MPH THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD GO OFF AT A SUDDEN DECELERATION, AND I WAS CERTAINLY GOING FASTER THEN THAT. THERE WERE A FEW RECALLS ON THE AIRBAGS ON MY MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE BUT THESE WERE MOSTLY PERTAINING TO THE SIDE AND KNEE BAGS. I HAVE FILED A CLAIM WITH THE TOYOTA/SCION CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES AND SENT THEM PICTURES AND I DO HAVE A CASE NUMBER WITH THEM. THE DOT PEOPLE THAT CAME TO THE SITE OF THE CRASH HAD MENTIONED THAT THIS SITE OF ROAD IS BEIN

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10295140
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