# 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS — AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
> NHTSA complaint `751225` · 2010-01-05 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** PRIUS
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
- **Miles at failure:** 29,200
- **Speed:** 15 mph
## Narrative
I WAS IN A 2007 PRIUS ENTERING A CROSS STREET AND WAS HIT BROAD-SIDE ON THE LEFT DRIVERS SIDE FROM THE MIDDLE OF MY CAR TO THE LEFT FRONT END. THE DAMAGE WAS SEVERE AND I WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL SUFFERING FROM CUTS AND SEVERE BRUISES TO MY RIBS AND BACKSIDE. THE SIDE CURTAINS DID NOT DEPLOY AND I WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS THAT I WAS NOT HIT HARD ENOUGH. I AM NOT TOTALLY RECOVERED FROM THIS ACCIDENT AS YET AND IT WILL PROBABLY  TAKE A FEW MORE WEEKS. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY TOYOTA THERE HAVEN'T BEEN ANY PROBLEMS WITH SIDE-CURTAINS AND THERE WERE NO OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS KIND OF FAILURE. I KNOW THAT IS NOT TRUE AND I WOULD LIKE TOYOTA TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS SAFETY FEATURE FAILURE. *TR  UPDATED 04/07/10.*JB
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