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2012 TOYOTA CAMRY — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 979068 · 2013-05-14

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
15,000
Speed
55 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

MY GIRLFRIEND WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE VEHICLE CAR WRECK WHERE SHE LEFT THE ROADWAY AT AN APPROXIMATE SPEED OF 55MPH AND CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT THEN RODE A ROCK WALL FOR ABOUT 75 FEET WHERE THE CAR TURNED AND FLIPPED ACROSS THE ROADWAY. 2 OF THE TIRES WERE COMPLETELY RIPPED OFF, THE INITIAL IMPACT IMPLODED THE WHOLE FRONT QUARTER PANEL, BOTH BACK CORNERS OF THE CAR WERE DESTROYED AMONG OTHER PARTS OF THE CAR! NOT A SINGLE AIRBAG WENT OFF! FORTUNATELY SHE SUFFERED ONLY MINOR INJURIES BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE AND THIS PISSES ME OFF SEVERELY CONSIDERING I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FOR ITS HIGH SAFETY RATINGS! MY INSURANCE IS GOING TO LOOK INTO THE MATTER REGARDING THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING BUT THOUGHT IT WOULD BE GOOD TO BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION AS WELL. I'D HATE TO SEE A FATALITY CAUSED BY THE MANUFACTURERS NEGLIGENCE OF NOT TESTING THEIR EQUIPMENT FULLY TO MEET PRODUCTION NEEDS . *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10511833
Machine
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