NHTSA complaint: 2009 TOYOTA RAV4 — AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AND ONCE SHE WAS SAFELY OUTSIDE, THE AIR BAGS THEN DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RECALL THE SPECIFIC EVENTS OF THE CRASH AND HAD STRUCK HER HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL UPON IMPACT. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED FRONT END DAMAGES AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 06/07/12*LJ UPDATED 06/11/12
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation