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2009 TOYOTA COROLLA — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash1 injured · 758750 · 2010-02-05

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
18,240
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ABOUT 5:30PM ON THURSDAY EVENING (2/4/10), I WAS DRIVING HOME N ON SILVER LAKE BLVD & 36 ST. IT WAS LIGHTLY SNOWING, THE STREETS WERE WET AND SLIPPERY, AND I WAS DRIVING UNDER 15/MPH GOING DOWNHILL. AS I PRESSED THE BRAKES, THE CAR WENT FASTER, AND DID NOT STOP UNTIL I BADLY HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND WENT OVER THE CURB. MY CAR IS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. ABOUT 2-3 MONTHS AGO, TOYOTA SENT ME A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE BRAKES, MUCH BEFORE THE NATIONWIDE TOYOTA RECALL HIT THE MEDIA. AND NOW, EVEN AFTER I DID RECALL A FEW MONTHS AGO, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT SUCH A BRAKE-RELATED INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED TO ME EVER SINCE THE RECALL. I FEEL THAT THIS ACCIDENT IS RELATED TO ANOTHER BRAKE DEFECT OF THE NEWLY-REPLACED/ALTERED BRAKES, AND WOULD KINDLY ASK FOR IT TO BE FURTHER INVESTIGATED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10306195
Machine
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