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2009 TOYOTA COROLLA — AIR BAGS

crash · 916858 · 2012-05-01

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
AIR BAGS

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS GOING TO TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT IN THE WORK PARKING GARAGE. AS I MOVED MY FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL TO THE BRAKE, MY FOOT KNOCKED THE FLOOR MAT CAUSING IT TO JAM UNDER THE GAS PEDAL. THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO ACCELERATE INTO A CONCRETE POLE DESPITE BOTH OF MY FEET BEING ON THE BRAKE. I HAD THE RECALL FIX DONE TO MY CAR TO INSERT THE PLASTIC PIECES TO HOLD THE MAT IN PLACE PROPERLY AND WAS ASSURED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS WOULD NEVER BE A PROBLEM; HOWEVER, THEY WERE SMALL PIECES OF PLASTIC AND THE MAT WAS COMPLETELY UNATTACHED FROM BOTH OF THEM. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE AFTER IT WAS STUCK ON THE BARRIER UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE FLOOR MAT OUT FROM UNDER THE ACCELERATOR. THE PIECES WERE ONLY INSERTED INTO THE CARPET AND NOT THE FLOOR BOARDS, AND THE RESPONDING OFFICER SAID THEY PULLED OUT REALLY EASILY. HE WAS ALSO CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAG IN THE CAR DIDN'T DEPLOY IN THIS SITUATION DUE TO THE ACCELERATION AND AMOUNT OF FRONT END DAMAGE TO THE CAR AND SUGGESTED SOMETHING MIGHT ALSO BE WRONG WITH IT. *JS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10457055
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