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2012 TOYOTA PRIUS C — STRUCTURE:BODY

crash2 injured · 981950 · 2013-05-28

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
PRIUS C
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
5,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED GENTLY AS THE CAR WAS APPROACHING A STOPPED CAR. THE PRIUS C THEN ACCELERATED, AT WHICH TIME THE BRAKES WERE FIRMLY APPLIED, THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED, BUT NOT IN ENOUGH TIME FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE PRIUS REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT, ALL AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED CAUSING INJURY TO THE DRIVER, AND THE FRONT END OF THE PRIUS WAS DESTROYED. IT CANNOT BE FIXED AND WILL NEED TO BE SCRAPPED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10513805
Machine
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