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2010 TOYOTA CAMRY — AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

crash4 injured · 812881 · 2010-09-08

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
Miles at failure
7,500
Speed
65 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
4
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I HAD JUST BOUGHT A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY IN MARCH 2010. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IT AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH AND A WRECKLESS MOTORCYCLE DRIVER HIT THE CAR AT APPX 100 MPH, THE MOTORCYCLE DAMAGED THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS DUE TO THE SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE ROOF, THE SIDE REAR SIDE PANELS THE TRUNK THE BUMPER REAR WINDSHIELD AND INTERIOR, THE DRIVER LANDED IN THE ROOF BUT ALMOST WENT INSIDE THE CAR THROUGH THE REAR WINDSHIELD WHICH WAS BROKEN TWO AIR BAGS ARE LOCATED ON EACH SIDE OF THE REAR WINDSHIELD, THEY CAME OUT OF PLACE BUT DID NOT DEPLOY, MY PASSENGERS WERE INJURED, MY 4 YR OLD'S CAR SIT WAS IN THE CAR BUT SHE WAS NOT IN THE CAR AT THE TIME, THE MOTORCYCLE AND THE DRIVER'S BODY ACTUALLY WOULD HAVE HIT HER IF SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN INSIDE THE CAR AND IF HE WOULD HAVE GONE INSIDE THE CAR THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD, (REAR) HE WOULD HAVE KILLED MY PASSENGERS. I HAVE SOME PICTURES AND I WOULD LIKE YOU TO SEE THEM, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10354560
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