# 2009 TOYOTA YARIS — TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `748217` · 2009-12-14 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** YARIS
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 3,200
- **Speed:** 15 mph
## Narrative
WAS TRAVELING ON CONSTANTINE DRIVE ON MY WAY TO BEACH BLVD IN HUNTINGTON BEACH.  I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, I HAD  GLANCED DOWN TO LOOK AT MY NAVIGATION SYSTEM  I NOTICED THAT I WAS CLOSE TO A PARKED CAR AND PUT ON MY BRAKES.  I ENDED UP STRIKING THE LEFT TAIL LIGHT OF  A PARKED 2010  - BLUE - FORD ELEMENT.  THE POINT OF IMPACT WAS MY RIGHT FRONT TAILLIGHT.  MY CAR FLIPPED OVER IN ONE FELL SWOOP AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN.  EYEWITNESSES TO THE CRASH BELIEVE THAT A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE CAR TO FLIP OVER.  THE POLICE WHO ARRIVED ON THE SCENE SHORTLY THEREAFTER COULD NOT FIND A JUSTIFICATION FOR WHAT HAD OCCURRED AT THE LOW RATE OF SPEED THAT I WAS TRAVELING.   EVEN THOUGH THE CAR FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
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