# 2009 LEXUS ES350 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `864693` · 2011-06-30 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** LEXUS
- **Model:** ES350
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Miles at failure:** 20,000
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## 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
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