# 2001 TOYOTA SIENNA — AIR BAGS
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `858953` · 2011-05-29 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** SIENNA
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 82,506
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
AFTER STOPPING FOR REGISTRATION, MY SON AND I GOT BACK INTO OUR 2001 TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN TO CONTINUE ON TO OUR PREVIOUSLY REGISTERED SITE AT A CUB SCOUTS "JAMBOREE". I THINK THAT I HAD A SEIZURE (I DON'T REMEMBER ANYTHING AT THIS TIME). NEITHER I NOR MY CHILD WAS BUCKLED IN, AND WE TRAVELED ACROSS A FIELD AND ACROSS A SMALL CREEK, WITH THE END RESULT THE HEAD-ON COLLISION INTO THE FAR SIDE OF THE CREEK. I WAS BADLY INJURED, AND MY SON WAS DECLARED "BRAIN DEAD" 5 DAYS LATER. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, AND I AM NOW REPORTING IT BECAUSE IF THEY HAD, WE MAY HAVE HAD AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT RESULT. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM, I DISCOVERED THAT THE FAILURE TO DEPLOY AIR BAGS WAS CITED BY A PREVIOUS AUTHOR. I AM INTRIGUED, TO SAY THE LEAST....  *TR
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