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2004 TOYOTA COROLLA — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash6 injured · 814980 · 2010-09-17

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
133,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
6
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ON SEPT 1, 2010, MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA NORTH IN THE LEFT LANE(TWO LANES NORTH, TWO LANES GOING SOUTH) ON A STATE ROAD GOING APPROX. 35MPH. SHE WAS BEHIND A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. SUDDENLY FROM A COUNTY ROAD A 1995 LINCOLN MARK 8 PULLED OUT ON THE RIGHT TO CROSS THE STATE ROAD TURNING LEFT OR SOUTH. THE NISSAN SWERVED INTO THE RIGHT LANE GOING N. AND CLIPPED THE MARK 8 WHILE MY DAUGHTER SLAMMED ON HER BREAKS. THE CAR LOCKED UP, LEAVING SKID MARKS AND SHE T-BONED THE MARK 8. HER CAR WAS TOTALED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HER FRONT END WAS PUSHED TOWARD THE CABIN AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF OR MOVE. RESULTING IN SHOULDER, NECK, CHEST, BREAST, AND BACK INJURIES WITH A SWOLLEN TONGUE FROM BITING THE SIDES. THESE INJURIES ARE ALL SOFT TISSUE INJURIES WHICH WILL TAKE SOME TIME TO HEAL. SHE HAD A PASSENGER. HIS INJURIES WERE A RIGHT SWOLLEN LEG AND BACK INJURIES. (6 INJURED ALTOGETHER) MY DEEP CONCERN IS THE HISTORY ON THIS CAR IS TWO FRONTAL CAR CRASHES AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10356222
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