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2007 TOYOTA CAMRY — AIR BAGS

crash · 842398 · 2011-02-16

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
AIR BAGS
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I HIT A BMW. I WAS CHANGING THE STATION IN MY CAR AND WHEN I LOOKED UP I WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE BMW TO SUCCESSFULLY STOP BEFORE HITTING THEM. AS A RESULT, BECAUSE THE BMW WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED, A DOMINO EFFECT OCCURRED IN THAT THE TWO CARS IN FRONT OF THE BMW WERE ALSO HIT. THE DAMAGE TO THE BMW, THE CAR I DIRECTLY HIT, WAS A BACK BUMPER THAT WAS SLIGHTLY DE-ATTACHED FROM THE CAR (MODERATE DAMAGE) AND A THE FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED. THE AIRBAG IN THE BMW DEPLOYED. MY AIRBAG DID NOT. I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN 2008 WHERE I WAS REAR-ENDED. AGAIN, AT THE RATE I WAS HIT, MY CAR'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS IS THE SECOND TOYOTA THAT I HAVE BOUGHT WHERE THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I WORRY THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY CAR'S SENSORS.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10383708
Machine
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