# 2005 LEXUS ES330 — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `929127` · 2012-07-19 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** LEXUS
- **Model:** ES330
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 73,400
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## Narrative
I WAS DRIVING UP THE STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 25MPH, IN A 2005 LEXUS ES330, WHEN A 74 YEAR OLD LADY PULLED OUT OF HER DRIVEWAY RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. NEEDLESS TO SAY, WE WERE INVOLVED IN A WRECK. MY 2 FRONT TEETH HIT THE STEERING WHEEL KNOCKING THEM COMPLETELY OUT! THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAVE GONE ONLINE & SEE THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS YEAR, MAKE & MODEL VEHICLE & THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING. I FEEL THAT HAD THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED I WOULD NOT BE GOING THROUGH ORAL SURGERY TO HAVE TEETH IMPLANTED. THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO TAKE A SERIOUS LOOK AT THIS ISSUE, AS THE WRECK COULD'VE RESULTED IN A FATALITY, & THE FACT THAT THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING.  *TR
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