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2007 TOYOTA RAV4 — AIR BAGS

crash · 917159 · 2012-05-03

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
RAV4
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
AIR BAGS
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON 11/15/2011 I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA RAV 4 AND I RAN OVER A WOOD ON THE ROADWAY. MY PASSENGER CURTAIN SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED ALMOST CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY AUTO. I BROUGHT MY AUTO TO MY INSURANCE CLAIM DEPARTMENT ( TRAVERS) AND I GOT A INSPECTION AND QUOTED A PRICE OF 2959.98. MY AUTO HAS NO DAMAGE TO IT OTHER THEN THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. I GOT IT FIXED AND A FEW DAYS LATER I RECEIVE A LETTER FROM TOYOTA STATING THEY HAVE A RECALL ON THE CURTAIN SIDE AIRBAG AND THAT THEY WERE DEPLOYING BECAUSE OF THE SENSORS. MY INSURANCE COMPANY HAS BEEN TRYING TO HAVE TOYOTA ACCEPT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS BUT TOYOTA SAYS BECAUSE I GOT IT FIXED BEFORE THEY COULD LOOK IT ,THEY WILL NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBLE AND I AM OUT OF LUCK.I WOULD LIKE TOYOTA TO CLAIM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT BECAUSE THEY SENT ME THE RECALL NOTICE FOR THE SAME AIRBAG THAT I HAD THE PROBLEM WITH. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10457373
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