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2007 TOYOTA CAMRY — SUSPENSION

crash2 injured · 832205 · 2010-12-22

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SUSPENSION
Miles at failure
24,024
Speed
5 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS STOP AT THE STOP LIGHT WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO TURN GREEN. WHEN LIGHT TURN GREEN, I PROCEEDED TO MAKE LEFT HAND TURN INTO THE UNDIVIDED RAMP. THE STEERING WOULD NOT RETURN TO THE RIGHT. I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AS FAST AS I CAN TO THE RIGHT, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO TO THE RIGHT. ON COMING TRAFFIC HIT ME HEAD ON AND COLLIDED HEAD ON WITH NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AT ALL. BRUISED ON HEAD DUE TO HITTING HEAD ON DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. INSURANCE COMPANY HAD TAKEN ALL PARTS FOR INVESTIGATION. MY LEFT WHEEL WAS TORN IN HALF LIKE IT WAS OPEN UP BY A CAN OPENING. BALL JOINTS WERE OFF ALSO. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10372022
Machine
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