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2008 TOYOTA YARIS — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 751490 · 2010-01-06

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
YARIS
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
9,671
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

DURING THE NIGHT OF 9/1/2008 I WAS OPERATING A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS WHEN I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A GARAGE POINT OF IMPACT: 15 TOTAL LOSE. I WAS INJURED AND HAVE HAD NECK SURGERY AND HAVE CHRONIC PAIN BECAUSE OF THE CRASH AFTER MY SURGERY. I VIEWED THE PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE I NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY ON IMPACT AND ONE OF THE PICTURES OF THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE (THE LEFT WINDOW GUARD HAS A FOAM TYPE SUBSTANCE CONNECTED TO IT) MONTHS LATER I CONTACTED THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND ASKED THEM WHERE THE CAR WAS AFTER ABOUT 6 CONTACTS AND 2 MONTHS LATER I RECEIVED A ANSWER THE VEHICLE WAS AUCTIONED AND SHIPPED TOO INDIA. I HAVE THE CONTACT INFORMATION BUT THE ATTORNEYS I CONTACTED WON'T TOUCH THE CASE BECAUSE OF THE COST AND THIS WAS THE SECOND CRASH IN 6 MONTHS AND THE COLLISION CENTER WAS TOLD OF THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING THE FIRST TIME. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE IF THAT WILL HELP. I NOTICED OTHER FAILURES CONCERNING THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE, SAME YEAR I HOPE THAT ODI WILL MAKE TOYOTA FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE DIES IN A CRASH. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10298474
Machine
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