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2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA — AIR BAGS

crash2 injured · 930527 · 2012-07-26

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
SEQUOIA
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
160,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

A HYUNDAI TUCSON RAN A RED LIGHT AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED (APPROX 50 MPH) HITTING US HARD ENOUGH TO FLIP US 360 DEGREES CAUSING US TO ROLL OVER ANOTHER HYUNDAI TUCSON AND LAND ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY. WE WERE HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEREBY THE DOOR JAM BETWEEN THE FRONT AND BACK DOORS TOOK MOST OF THE HIT. DUE TO THE WAY WE ROLLED AND BOUNCED OFF THE HOOD OF THE STATIONARY CAR, I, ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TOOK MOST OF THE HIT. MY HEAD HIT THE WINDOW AND THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY BACK AND RIGHT ARM WERE BRUISED. MY HUSBAND, WHO WAS DRIVING, INJURED HIS SHOULDER. I THINK IF WE WERE IN ANY OTHER VEHICLE WE WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR FAR MORE SEVERELY INJURED. OUR SEATBELTS HELD US IN PLACE, BUT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER CURTAIN AND SIDE AIRBAGS (THAT I PAID EXTRA FOR) DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH I THINK IN A SIDE IMPACT ACCIDENT AND ROLL OVER, THEY SHOULD HAVE. PERHAPS IF THEY DID, I WOULD NOT HAVE HAD A CONCUSSION. *TR

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10467834
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