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2008 TOYOTA YARIS — AIR BAGS

crash · 873152 · 2011-08-11

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
YARIS
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
86,000
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE MY DAUGHTERS WERE TRAVELLING NORTH ON THE FREEWAY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE DRIVEN BY AN ELDERLY LADY ENTERED THE FREEWAY GOING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. IT WAS NIGHT TIME AND IT WAS RAINING. THE CARS IN FRONT OF THEM STARTED RESPONDING IN VARIOUS WAYS TRYING TO AVOID THIS VEHICLE. THERE WERE A NUMBER OF CRASHES. OUR VEHICLE HIT THE SIDE RAIL AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US . THE CAR HIT HAD QUITE A LOT OF DAMAGE AND OUR VEHICLE WAS TOTALED . IT WAS DEEMED A NO FAULT ACCIDENT ON OUR PART DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE INCIDENT. OUR YARIS WAS TOTALED. COMPLETELY SMASHED IN FRONT AND SIDES, DRIVER DOOR WOULD NOT EVEN OPEN YET NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. NONE. THE POLICE OFFICER, TOW TRUCK DRIVER, OTHER INDIVIDUALS ALSO INVOLVED IN THE INCIDENT , AS WELL AS MY DAUGHTERS ALL WITNESSES TO THE STATE OF THE VEHICLE, WERE SHOCKED WITH THIS. THE VEHICLE WAS EVEN DIFFICULT TO TOW. MY HUSBAND AND I WERE EQUALLY DISTRAUGHT AT LEARNING THESE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN THIS ACCIDENT AS A FRIEND OF OUR DAUGHTER'S WAS RECENTLY KILLED IN A SIMILAR INCIDENT HERE IN VIRGINIA WHEN A DRUNK DRIVER GOING THE WRONG WAY ON A ROAD RAN IN TO HER. WE WANT TO RECORD THIS WITH ALL THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. MY CHILDREN WERE ABLE TO WALK AWAY BUT OTHER FAMILIES MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS THOROUGHLY AS IT MAY SAVE FUTURE LIVES. WE CAN SEND PHOTOS OR ANYTHING YOU MIGHT REQUIRE FOR THIS INVESTIGATION. AGAIN THE CAR WAS TOTALED AND NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, SIMPLY SHOCKING AND DISTRE

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10419029
Machine
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