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2009 TOYOTA COROLLA — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 783098 · 2010-04-22

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
4,100

Severity

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

Narrative

MY WIFE WAS RECENTLY IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA IN PRINCETON NJ. SHE MENTIONED THAT SHE STOPPED AT THE STOP SIGN AND PRESUMABLY TRIED TO MOVE FORWARD A BIT SO THAT SHE CAN SEE THE TRAFFIC ON THE MAIN ROAD, TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND NEXT THING SHE REALIZED WAS THAT SHE WAS ON MIDDLE OF THE MAIN ROAD HIT BY A FLATBED TRUCK. SHE IS NOT SURE HOW IT HAPPENED. THE CAR SUFFERED GOOD DAMAGE TO THE FRONT LEFT SIDE NEAR THE TIRES AND BASED ON THE AUTOBODY, IT IS GOING TO BE A HIGH DOLLAR REPAIR. DURING THE ACCIDENT: 1) THE SEATBELT TIGHTENED STRONG ENOUGH TO BRAKE HER LEFT CLAVICLE BONE IN HER SHOULDER. 2) THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS IS MY BIGGEST CONCERN. DUE TO THIS ACCIDENT SHE RECEIVED A TRAFFIC TICKET. THIS MODEL OF THE CAR WAS PART OF THE RECENT ACCELERATOR PEDAL RECALL AND I GOT IT FIXED MARCH 2010. I CANNOT STOP WONDERING IF THAT ISSUE, EVENTHOUGH CONSIDERED AS FIXED, HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE CAR ACCELERATING FASTER ON TO THE ROAD THAN EXPECTED. MY WIFE THINKS SHE HIT THE ACCELERATOR SLOWLY TO MOVE AHEAD A BIT TO BETTER SEE THE TRAFFIC ON THE MAIN ROAD. I HAVE DRIVEN HER CAR IN THE PAST AND DID NOT NOTICE ANY ISSUES RELATED TO THIS RECALL BEFORE THE FIX. I AM NOT BLAMING THIS ON THIS ISSUE, HOWEVER, I CANT STOP WONDERING IF THAT MAY HAVE PLAYED A ROLE. AND MY BIGGER ISSUE IS THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CAR IS IN A BODY SHOP IN NJ AND I CAN SHARE PHOTOS IF NEEDED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10326983
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