NHTSA complaint: 2009 SCION XB — AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA SCION XB. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 45 MPH, THE OPPOSING VEHICLE DROVE THROUGH A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHICH CAUSED A CRASH TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURY TO THE CHEST AREA AND NECK. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE LEVEL OF IMPACT INVOLVED. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT SECURE THE DRIVER DURING THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER TO BE REPAIRED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS AND SEAT BELT FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,800. UPDATED 10/20/10 *BF UPDATED 10/21/10*JB
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation