NHTSA complaint: 2007 SCION TC — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I HIT A POLICE CAR THAT WAS PARKED ON THE FAST LANE ON THE INTERSTATE AND NEVER EVEN APPLIED THE BRAKE. I WAS DOING BETWEEN 65 TO 75 MPH. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED! THE IMPACT... WELL THE FRONT APRON ON THE DRIVER SIDE IS GONE, THE STRUT TOWER IS GONE (I DON'T MEAN BENT .... GONE), THE LOWER PART OF THE A PILLAR IS PUSHED IN PRETTY BAD, IT BUCKLED THE FLOOR PAN, THE DOOR JAM (ROCKER PANEL) BUCKLED, THE DOOR BOWED AND EVEN BUCKLED THE REAR QUARTER. THE DOOR LATCH HELD UP, THE DOOR HAD TO BE REMOVED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. I KEEP MY SEAT BACK PRETTY FAR, HOWEVER MY FACE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL HARD ENOUGH TO BEND THE TOP OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND CHIN BROKE SOME OF THE PLASTIC PARTS OFF THE WHEEL AND NOW MISSING PART OF MY LIP AND HAVE QUITE A FEW STITCHES IN MY FACE. AND OF COURSE IT KNOCKED ME OUT. I HAVE LOTS OF BRUISING FROM THE SEAT BELT AROUND MY WAIST, BUT NONE FROM THE SHOULDER STRAP. THE SHOULDER RETRACTOR DIDN'T LOCK TO KEEP ME FROM HITTING THE WHEEL. THE SCION SEAT BELTS IN THE FRONT HAVE "PRE-TENSIONER WITH FORCE LIMITERS" IN THEM, NEITHER WORKED. I CALLED TOYOTA, THE CLAIM REP STATED THAT UNLESS BOTH AIRBAG SENSORS TAKE DIRECT AND EQUAL IMPACTS OR THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT GO OFF. HE STATED THAT TOYOTA WOULDN'T EVEN LOOK AT THE CAR FOR THE AIRBAGS. UPDATED 12/08/10 *BF UPDATED 12/13/10 UPDATED 12/30/10 *BF UPDATED IVOQ 01/07/11 *TR
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation