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2009 LEXUS ES350 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash1 injured · 864693 · 2011-06-30

Vehicle

Make
LEXUS
Model
ES350
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
20,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ON TUESDAY, 6/28/11 MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS AND SHE SLAMMED INTO THE BACK OF HIS TRUCK. SHE HAS $9,000 WORTH OF FRONT END DAMAGE AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS ON HER 2009 LEXUS ES350 DEPLOYED. I FIND THAT TO BE AN ISSUE. DUE TO THAT FACT SHE HAS SUSTAINED A HEAD, NECK, BACK AND KNEE INJURY. I CONTACTED LEXUS OF CHERRY HILL, NJ WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED LESS THEN A YEAR AGO AS A PRECERTIFIED VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD THAT IT DEPENDED ON HOW FAST SHE WAS GOING AT THE TIME SHE HIT, THAT WOULD DETERMINE WHETHER THE AIR BAGS WOULD DEPLOY. A CAR WITH $9,000 FRONT END DAMAGE IN MY OPINION SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AN AIR BAG. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10410133
Machine
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