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2007 TOYOTA RAV4 — SEAT BELTS

crash1 injured · 801409 · 2010-07-23

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
RAV4
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SEAT BELTS
Miles at failure
66,650
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON JULY 20, 2010 I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA RAV4 WHEN I WAS HIT BY ANOTHER CAR AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. MY SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN ME AND I HIT MY HEAD, REQUIRING STITCHES AND A CAT SCAN. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY AT A COLLISION CENTER WAITING TO BE EVALUATED. I HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY HAD ANY INCIDENTS WHERE MY SEAT BELT HAD A REASON TO RESTRAIN ME, SO I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT OR A POSSIBLE SEAT BELT DEFECT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10344902
Machine
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