# 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
> NHTSA complaint `774522` · 2010-03-16 · 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:** MATRIX
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
## Narrative
LTR FWD FM (NE) RE UNINTENDED SUDDEN ACCELERATION FROM OWNER OF A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT ON 1/13/2010, REPLY TO OMAHA, NE OFC.  *TGW  THE CONSUMER STATED HE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, BUT INSTEAD THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE POLICE DID NOT WRITE UP POLICE REPORT. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THE AIR BAG SENSORS WERE FRIED, PROBABLY WELL BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.
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