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2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA — SEATS

crash · 952045 · 2012-12-03

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
TUNDRA
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SEATS
Miles at failure
77,000

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE COMPLETELY STOPPED IN INTERSTATE TRAFFIC, I WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH BEFORE HE SLAMMED ON HIS BRAKES. UPON THE COLLISION, THE DRIVER'S SEAT I WAS SITTING IN SLID BACKWARDS ON THE ADJUSTABLE SEAT TRACK TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND MY SEAT FULLY RECLINED. AFTER THE COLLISION, MY SEAT WAS FULLY RECLINED AND I WAS LAYING DOWN IN MY SEAT. WHILE I RECEIVED NO FURTHER INJURIES BECAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT, HAD A PASSENGER BEEN SITTING BEHIND ME (PARTICULARLY A CHILD IN A CHILD RESTRAINT), THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE SEVERELY INJURED BY MY SEAT SLIDING BACKWARDS AND RECLINING. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10487159
Machine
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