# 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `760918` · 2010-02-09 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** PRIUS
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
MY 2005 PRIUS SKIDDED OFF THE ROAD DURING A SNOW STORM.  I WAS NOT TRAVELING AT AN EXCESSIVE RATE OF SPEED.  MY CAR HIT 2 TREES HEAD ON AND WAS TOTALED. NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.  I INFORMED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND TOYOTA (SENT THEM PICTURES) AND NEITHER SEEMED TO FEEL IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE.  SINCE I WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH TOYOTA'S RESPONSE, AND SINCE  I WOULD NEVER BUY A SMALL CAR UNLESS I HAD ABSOLUTE FAITH IN ITS AIRBAG SYSTEM'S ABILITY TO PROTECT ME IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, I CHOSE NOT TO BUY ANOTHER TOYOTA VEHICLE.  THE PRIUS WAS MY THIRD TOYOTA, AND I HAD BEEN VERY LOYAL TO THE BRAND FOR YEARS DUE TO THEIR RECORD OF QUALITY, RELIABILITY AND SAFETY.    I STILL HAVE PICTURES OF MY WRECKED CAR.  PLEASE CONTACT ME, IF ANYONE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN REVIEWING THEM.      I DID NOT FILE A REPORT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, BUT IN RETROSPECT THINK THAT I SHOULD HAVE.  I AM ONLY WRITING NOW TO ALERT YOUR AGENCY THAT THERE MAY ALSO BE AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT PROBLEM  WITH EARLIER PRIUS MODELS. *TR
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