NHTSA complaint: 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY — AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON. THE CONTACT SUFFERED A BROKEN COLLAR BONE AND A SPRAINED NECK AND BACK. THE PASSENGER SUFFERED TWO BROKEN RIBS AND A BROKEN COLLAR BONE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT ALWAYS DEPLOY WHEN THERE WAS A CRASH. THEY STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS SENSORS WOULD ONLY DETECT A CRASH IF THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK AT A CERTAIN ANGLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE AIR BAGS TO BE DEFECTIVE AND STATED THEY HE AND HIS PASSENGER COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation