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2014 Toyota Corolla Airbags Problems

62 owner-reported airbags complaints from NHTSA data

62
Complaints
1
Recalls
40
Crashes
Jan 2019Dec 2014
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Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.

Airbags Recalls (1)

RECALLCampaign #20V024000

AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2011-2019 Corolla, 2011-2013 Matrix, 2012-2018 Avalon, and 2013-2018 Avalon Hybrid vehicles. During certain crashes, the air bag electronic control unit (ECU) may malfunction, possibly disabling the deployment of the air bags and/or seat belt pretensioners.

Fix: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the ECU and install a noise filter between the air bag control module and its wire harness, as necessary, free of charge. Owners were notified of the safety risk beginning March 2, 2020. A second letter notifying owners of the remedy repair will be mailed between March 16, 2020 and June 27, 2020. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 20TB03, 20TA03 and 20TA05.

Owner Complaints (62)

criticalAIR BAGS
CrashFiled: Dec 2024

Your daughter lost steering control while driving at 70 MPH, causing your 2014 Toyota Corolla to roll over and crash into a ditch with severe front-end damage. During the crash, the airbags did not deploy, and your daughter sustained a concussion requiring medical attention. Your vehicle had been previously serviced under a recall (NHTSA Campaign 20V024000) for airbag issues, and this appears to be the same failure described in that recall.

NHTSA #: 11628484
criticalAIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS
CrashFiled: Oct 2024

You were in a high-speed collision at a stop sign and reported that your airbags did not deploy during impact. You were wearing your seatbelt but were thrown around the cabin, hitting the rearview mirror with your head, your eye glasses cut your eye, and your hip struck the gear shift, resulting in head knots, eye lacerations, and bruising to your hands, knees, and hip that required ER treatment. You believe the airbag failure contributed to your injuries. The issue likely requires diagnostic testing of the airbag system's sensors, wiring, and deployment mechanisms.

NHTSA #: 11620863
criticalAIR BAGS
CrashFiled: Apr 2024

Your airbags failed to deploy during a head-on collision at 165,000 miles, leaving you with a concussion that required hospitalization. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer or mechanic to determine why the airbags didn't work. The airbag system will need a complete diagnostic inspection and likely replacement of the airbag control module or sensors to restore safety functionality.

NHTSA #: 11583297
highAIR BAGS
Filed: Jan 2024

You're unable to access Toyota's recall website to schedule service for your airbag recall. This is preventing you from getting the airbag replaced as part of the recall program. You may need to contact Toyota directly by phone or visit a dealership to arrange the airbag replacement.

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NHTSA #: 11569095
mediumAIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,ENGINE
CrashFiled: Jul 2023

We was on Highway and a Buck jumped out , my passenger was freaked out knowing no Air Bags deployed. I was escorted home by police and Contacted Toyota ,they sent a [XXX] to come take my sensors off the car and Never contacted me again, told me to sign into Toyota page and they'd get back to me. Now my car just sits Smashed in Garage, it was in great shape before and I was gonna trade it in. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA #: 11532493
mediumAIR BAGS
CrashFiled: Apr 2023

It was raining and my car hydroplane and I hut a tree my airbags didn't deploy.

NHTSA #: 11519307
mediumAIR BAGS
CrashFiled: Apr 2022

The contact owns a 2014 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated while driving at 5-10MPH, he blacked out and the vehicle crashed into a tree on the front passenger's side. The driver's side curtain air bags were deployed; however, the driver's air bags failed to deploy. The contact exited the vehicle through the passenger side independently. The contact's roommate transported him to his residence. The contact later sought medical assistance and was informed he had sustained a broken nose and broken ribs. The vehicle was towed to a body shop where it was totaled. A police report was filed. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and sent an EDR report to the contact. The contact became aware that the VIN was included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V024000 (AIR BAGS), which he associated with the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 74,238.

NHTSA #: 11460531
mediumAIR BAGS
CrashFiled: Apr 2022

My daughter was driving a 2014 Corolla with just over 100k miles and T-Boned a truck that pulled out in front of her. She was doing 30 mph when she hit the truck and the airbags did not deploy. Unknown damage cost due to it is still under investigation by the opposing insurance company. Lucky, my daughter was not seriously hurt. It appears to be an on-going problem for the Toyota cars with the airbags not deploying properly in a crash but something needs to be done before more people die due to faulty equipment.

NHTSA #: 11460444
mediumAIR BAGS
CrashFiled: Oct 2021

2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER STATED THAT DURING AN AUTO ACCIDENT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS.

NHTSA #: 11436425
mediumAIR BAGS
CrashFiled: Sep 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, A DRIVER FAILED TO CONTROL HIS SPEED, AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS REAR-ENDED AND WAS PUSHED ONTO A GRASS AREA. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND A BACK INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION VIA AMBULANCE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ACCORDING TO A REPORT IT INDICATED THAT THE OTHER DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V024000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

NHTSA #: 11362028
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Jul 2020

THIS CAR WAS PICKED UP AT MY HOUSE( BECAUSE OF COVID-19 ISSUES) ON 05 JUNE 2020, TO DO THE NECESSARY REPAIRS IAW THE NHTSA RECALL# Z0V024. BASED ON MY REVIEW OF YOUR DATA BASE, IT SHOWED THAT IT WAS NOT COMPLETED. I THEN CALLED THE KOONS TYSONS TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD ( SARA) THAT IT WAS COMPLETED. I THEN CALLED YOUR HOTLINE AND WAS TOLD THAT I SHOULD CALL THEIR CORPORATE. I CALLED AND WAS TOLD IT WAS COMPLETED, I CHECKED YOUR DATA BASE TODAY AND, ONCE AGAIN, IT SHOWN THAT IT WAS NOT COMPLETED.

NHTSA #: 11340098
mediumAIR BAGS
CrashFiled: Jul 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEED, WITH HER, ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN THE RED LIGHT AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN AROUND AND CRASH ON A CURB CAUSING THE FRONT PASSENGER'S TIRE TO PARTIALLY DETACH. THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS SIGNIFICATE BODY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT AND HER HUSBAND SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION, INCLUDING, LEFT SHOULDERS FROM THE SEATBELT, ELBOWS. HER HUSBAND BRUISED HIS SIDE, AND STOMACH AND BROKEN RIBS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND WAS TOWED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CALLED. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED THE NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V024000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

NHTSA #: 11339532
mediumAIR BAGS
CrashFiled: Jun 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED, THE CONTACT STATED HE BLACKED OUT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A TRUCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A MINOR BACK INJURY AND DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. SHORTLY AFTER THE CRASH, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V024000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CULVER CITY TOYOTA (9077 WASHINGTON BLVD, CULVER CITY, CA 90232) WHERE THE REPAIRS WAS DECLINED DUE TO A CRASH ON VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE IF THE FAILURE AND OPENED A CASE BUT WAS RECENTLY CLOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. * (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS

NHTSA #: 11330849
mediumAIR BAGS
CrashFiled: Jun 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED HER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A RED LIGHT AND HIT THEIR VEHICLE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN SEVERAL TIMES AND HIT A CURB. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY HOWEVER, THE PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DID DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED HER AND HER HUSBAND WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. HER HUSBAND SUSTAINED A RIB INJURY AND BRUISING. THE POLICE CAME TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOWING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AS HER VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V024000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. *BF *TR

NHTSA #: 11327998
mediumAIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS
CrashFiled: May 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT SHE HIT A DEER AT 65 MPH. THE DEER HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE FRONT BUMPER. THE WHOLE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE INCLUDING THE FRAME WAS DAMAGED. THE CONTACT DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. SINCE THEN THE CONTACT WAS SORE AND HAD NECK PAINS. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT A REPAIR SHOP WITH NO REPAIRS PERFORMED YET. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD NOT YET BEEN CONTACTED. THE SEAT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WITH THE FRONTAL COLLISION. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V-024000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

NHTSA #: 11326525
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: May 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V024000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *BF*JB

NHTSA #: 11325595
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: May 2020

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V024000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA #: 11323229
mediumAIR BAGS
CrashFiled: Apr 2020

DRIVING MY NEW FIRST LEASE A SMALL COROLLA AND TURNING RIGHT INTO WORK... A THIRD ROW BIG OLD SUV DOING AT LEAST 35 MPH OR FASTER REAR ENDED ME AND PUSHED MY LITTLE CAR INTO A BIG DECORATIVE BOULDER AND ALMOST PINNED ME SO I COULDN'T WIGGLE MY WAY OUT OF THE WINDOW. NOT ONE AIRBAG WENT OFF AND IT WAS NOT A MINOR OR SLOW IMPACT. WEEKS LATER I UNFORTUNATELY GENTLY TAPPED A PARKED VAN MAKING A TURN FOR A STOP SIGNAL AND EVERY SINGLE AIRBAG (ONES I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WERE IN THE CAR) WENT OFF AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED IT A TOTAL LOSS. I WAS LUCKY TO NOT HAVE BEEN INJURED IN THE FIRST ACCIDENT, HOWEVER, I FEEL THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS AND I COULD HAVE BEEN. TOYOTA ALSO CAME AFTER ME FOR $1,700+ DOLLARS AS THE LEASE WAS ONLY 7 MONTHS IN AND I DIDN'T EVEN PAY THE TAXES I GUESS. THEN MY INSURANCE WENT UP SO I WAS FORCED TO CHANGE JOBS AND WALK TO WORK TO MAKE ENDS MEAT AND PAY RENT. I WISH MY STORY WAS READ BY SOMEONE MAKING LOTS OF MONEY WHO THINKS WHAT HAPPENED WASN'T RIGHT AND TOYOTA SHOULD HELP A YOUNG MAN JUST STARTING OUT WITH A NEW WIFE BUT I'M SURE THEY ARE TOO BUSY GOLFING OR AT SOME IMPORTANT MEETING AT A RESORT! HOPE THEY ARE ASHAMED OF CASES LIKE MINE. [XXX] IF ANYONE HAS THE [XXX] TO APOLOGIZE OR DO SOMETHING. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA #: 11321021
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Mar 2020

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE AND BROUGHT MY CAR ATTOYOTA OF RIVERSIDE. I WAS TOLD THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS AND IT WILL TAKE A COUPLE OF DAYS FOR THEM TO GET THE PARTS.

NHTSA #: 11319069
mediumAIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS
Filed: Mar 2020

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V024000 (AIR BAG, SEATBELT) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. WAPPINGERS FALLS TOYOTA LOCATED AT (1349 IS 9, WAPPINGERS FALL NY) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA #: 11318792
mediumAIR BAGS
CrashFiled: Mar 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, A LARGE SUV TRAVELLING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH REAR ENDED HIS VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED NO AIR BAGS AS HE WAS PUSHED INTO A BIG BOULDER. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE IF ANY WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR UNKNOWN INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISON REPAIR FACILITY FOR THE BODY DAMAGE. THE CONTACT STATED HE DID NOT CONTACT A DEALER OR MANUFACTURER TO HAVE THE AIR BAGS FAILURE DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT STATED SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIR, APPROXIMATELY A MONTH LATER HE REAR ENDED A VEHICLE AND ALL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER DEEMED THE VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS. THE CONTACT STATED HE DID NOT CONTACT A DEALER OR MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYMENT. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED HE HAD RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V024000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,023.

NHTSA #: 11318747
mediumAIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS
CrashFiled: Mar 2020

2014 TOYOTA COROLLA ODOMETER READING 56957 MILES ACCIDENT 2-5-2020 CITY STREET DRIVING, CAR WAS IN MOTION, CAR GOT SIDE SWIPE (FRONT BUMPER, DRIVER FENDER, DRIVER DOOR, DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR DAMAGE) AND THEN REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE (FRONT END DAMAGE), CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK CORRECTLY

NHTSA #: 11316204
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Jan 2020

THERE IS A RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE AND I NEED IT TO BE REPLACED.

NHTSA #: 11301031
mediumAIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS
Filed: Jan 2020

FOR 2 YEARS I'VE RECEIVED RECALL ON MY CAR AND EACH TIME I GET SAME RESPONSE FROM TOYOTA THE TEJAS LOCATION THAT THEY DON'T HAVE A REMEDY AND I WILL GET NOTIFIED WHEN THEY DO. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE !!! THIS IS MY 2ND YEAR WAITING AND THEY DON'T HAVE A LIST FOR ME TO GET ON . TWO YEARS WAITING IN A FIX IS WAY TOO LONG.

NHTSA #: 11301072
mediumAIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Jan 2020

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN RECALLED

NHTSA #: 11301135
mediumAIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,WHEELS
CrashFiled: Dec 2019

COLLIDED AT 60+ MPH ON 190 BY DIESEL LARGE TRUCK MAJOR FRONT AND SIDE DAMAGE AND NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OF ANY KIND. HIS TRUCK WAS FINE AND NONE OF MY SIDE NOR FRONTAL AIRBAGS WENT OFF. MY HEAD SLAMMED INTO THE DRIVER'S WINDOW AND MY NECK AND BACK ARE REALLY HURTING. THIS HAPPENED JUST A COUPLE DAYS AGO.

NHTSA #: 11290098
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Sep 2019

AIRBAGS RED LIGTHS ARE ON WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED ONLY. DOES NOT STOP CONTINUE ON . WHEN I STARTED THE CAR LIGHTS GOES OFF.( AIRBAGS)

NHTSA #: 11257392
mediumAIR BAGS
CrashFiled: Apr 2019

MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT WHERE A CONSTRUCTION TRUCK HIT MY CAR CAUSING ME TO HIT A TREE AND ROLL. MY FATHER DIED AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT. NOW THAT A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING IN THIS TYPE CAR I WONDER IF THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED. TOYOTA DID NOT INSPECT VEHICLE. LAWYERS ENGINEER SAID BECAUSE OF OCCUPANTS BOUNCING AROUND ' CAR COULDN'T TELL WHERE EVERYONE WAS AND THEREFORE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS NOT COMMANDED. CONSUMER STATED "DON'T BELIEVE TOYOTA WAS EVER NOTIFIED OF INCIDENT. COSUMER STATED AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHEN THE FIREMAN CUT THE ROOF OFF THE CAR TO GET TO HER PARENTS, WHO WERE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. CRUSH REPORT [XXX], CASE #[XXX] TRAFFIC HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION CASE #[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT *DT *DT *JB

NHTSA #: 11204250
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Apr 2019

AIRBAG INDICATOR IS ALWAYS ON RED. THE AIRBAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE OF ISSUE AND MAY CSUSE INJURY OR DEATH FOR MY FAMILY.

NHTSA #: 11202801
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Mar 2019

THE AIRBAG INDICATOR IS RED ON DASHBOARD THIS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT AIRBAG IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE HAS THE AIRBAG INDICATOR ON RED AND DOES NOT TURN OFF UNLESS THE CAR IS TURNED OFF.

NHTSA #: 11192528
mediumAIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CrashFiled: Mar 2019

IN MARCH 1 2019 AT 840 PM I WAS DRIVING MY TOYOTA COROLLA 2014 HEADING SOUTH ON ARCH STREET IN PITTSFORD VERMONT. I DROVE DOWN THE ROAD WENT OVER A LITTLE HILL AND AS I CAME OVER THE TINY HILL IN MY VISION I SAW A DRIVING CAR COMING TOWARDS ME IN THERE APPROPRIATE LANE, WITH THERE HEADLIGHTS ON, THEN I SAW A PARKED CAR BLOCKING 70 PERCENT OF MY LANE. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO HIT THE PARKED CAR. WHEN I HIT THE CAR MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I DON'T REMEMBER ANYTHING AFTER MY FACE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY! I HAVE BROKEN BONES IN MY FACE AND CAN'T SEE CLEARLY OUT OF MY RIGHT EYE. I'VE GONE TO A EYE MD WHO IS A RETINA SPECIALIST AND SHE SAYS I'M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO SEE OUT OF MY RIGHT EYE. I DO HAVE A LAWYER BUT I BELIEVE IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS DEFECT THAN I WOULD HAVE HAD THIS FIXED AND WOULD HAVE HAD THE PROPER DEPLOY OF THE AIR BAG WHICH THEN I WOULD NOT BE LOSING MY SITE. I WAS GOING 35 MPH.*DT*JB

NHTSA #: 11189840
mediumAIR BAGS
CrashFiled: Mar 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED. DURING THE CRASH, THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES AND THE FRONT END WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED AN INJURED LEFT ARM THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. *DT *JS POLICE REPORTED STATED DRIVER FELL ASLEEP AND DRIFTED OFF THE ROADWAY. *JB

NHTSA #: 11184772
mediumAIR BAGS
CrashFiled: Jan 2019

MY COLLISION WAS A FRONT BUMBLER TO REAR NUMBER COLLISION WITH NO PASSENGER IN THE CAR YET BOTH MY SIDE AIRBAGS AND BOTH PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. MY SIDE AIRBAGS INJURED MY ARM AND THE COMBINED TOTAL OF AIRBAG DAMAGE WAS $6,000 IN REPAIRS AND CAUSED THE CAR TO BE TOTALED.

NHTSA #: 11165930
mediumAIR BAGS
CrashFiled: Nov 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO AVOID AN ANIMAL IN THE ROAD AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. POLICE REPORT NUMBER: 107515 WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A HEAD CONCUSSION SEVERE BRUISING OF BOTH KNEES. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL IN AN AMBULANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A POLICE IMPOUND LOT AND LATER RETRIEVED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

NHTSA #: 11154026
mediumAIR BAGS,WHEELS
Filed: Oct 2018

THIS IS NOT A REAL COMPLAINT. THIS IS A TEST.

NHTSA #: 11143744
mediumAIR BAGS
CrashFiled: Oct 2018

TAKATA RECALL WHILE DRIVING TO WORK MY CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A MAJOR 1 CAR ACCIDENT ON 12/26/2017. IN THE ACCIDENT WAS SOME SPINNING AND TREE COLLISION. THROUGH ALL OF THAT THE AIRBAGS IN MY CAR DID NOT DEPLOY. TOYOTA STATES THAT MY CAR WAS COLLIDED WITH FAST ENOUGH FOR THEM TO DEPLOY BUT THE DAMAGE AND AMOUNT OF GLASS WAS SUBSTANTIAL.

NHTSA #: 11142309
mediumAIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Jun 2018

TAKATA INFLATORS - THE VEHICLE HIT A CURB AND BLEW THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE SEAT BELT LIGHT AND AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN FLASHING EVER SINCE ABOUT 65,000 MILES. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT STILL LOCKS. IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS FROM THE REAR, SIDE OR FRONT, THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT MAY NOT LOCK. THE HORN LINE DISCONNECTED FROM THE HORN UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS HAPPENED ON 6/15/18 AT 88,585 MILES. THE AIR CONDITIONER HAS A LEAK FROM THE MAIN LINE THAT CONNECTS TO THE SQUARE BOX AT THE BACK OF THE CAR WALL. WHEN THE CAR IS SITTING STILL AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, HOT AIR STARTS BLOWING.

NHTSA #: 11103482
mediumAIR BAGS
CrashFiled: Mar 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT FROM NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE LEFT SHOULDER AND RIGHT SIDE OF THE BODY. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOWING FACILITY AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA #: 11075793
mediumAIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES
CrashFiled: Feb 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 30 MPH FROM A CUL-DE-SAC, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED INDEPENDENTLY. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED WITH FORCE, BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK PAIN. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED CHEST PAINS. BOTH OCCUPANTS RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED OF THE CRASH AND WAS TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO INSPECT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED 32 TSBS FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND TWO FOR THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT *TR

NHTSA #: 11072854
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Nov 2017

TAKATA RECALL - I DO NOT KNOW IF IT HAS BEEN RECALLED

NHTSA #: 11044678
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Sep 2017

TAKATA RECALL

NHTSA #: 11024240
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Aug 2017

TAKATA RECALL - HAVE NOT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE

NHTSA #: 11016292
mediumAIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS
Filed: Aug 2017

TAKATA RECALL. MY SEAT BELTS SEEM TO STICK WHEN TRYING TO UNBUCKLE THEM AND ALSO I GOT A LETTER IN THE MAIL ABOUT AIR BAG RECALL I WANT TO HAVE IT CHECKED, AS I HAVE A FOUR YEAR OLD WHOSE SAFETY IS IMPORTANT AS WELL AS MINE. THANKS YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

NHTSA #: 11013991
mediumAIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS
CrashFiled: Jul 2017

INVOLVED IN A HIT AND RUN CAR ACCIDENT ON 01/23/2017 WHERE I WAS REAR ENDED BY A VEHICLE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60-70 MPH. I WAS STATIONARY AT 0MPH ON TH HIGHWAY WAITING ON TRAFFIC TO CLEAR UP .THE HIT FROM THE UNIDENTIFIED DRIVER CAUSED ME TO HIT MY HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL ( SEATBELT DIDN'T WORK) AND RAMMED ME INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, CONTACTING THE RIGHT FRONT OF MY CAR WITH THE REAR LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE UNKNOWN PERSON THAT HIT ME TRIED TO LEAVE THE SCENE AND HIT ME AGAIN AS HE DIDN'T MAKE IT ALL THE WAY AROUND ME CAUSING ME TO SWING AND HIT MY HEAD AGAIN ( SEATBELT DID NOT WORK AGAIN) PICTURES SHOW EVIDENCE OF 2 LICENSE PLATE INDENTS ON THE BACK BUMPER. I HAVE THUS SUSTAINED INJURIES FROM THE ACCIDENT AND AT THIS TIME AM STILL UNDERGOING TREATMENT FOR A HEAD CONCUSSION, AND BULGING DISC IN MY NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS DETERMINED TO BE A TOTAL LOSS OR ALSO KNOWN AS A TOTALED VEHICLE.

NHTSA #: 11003902
mediumAIR BAGS
CrashFiled: Feb 2017

SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DESPITE FORD F150 STRIKING THE DRIVER SIDE AT APPROX. 10 MPH AS TOYOTA TRAVELED AT ABOUT 30 MPH, WITH POINT OF IMPACT THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT PILLAR ASSEMBLY AND THEN FISHTAILED TO IMPACT THE ENTIRE LEFT SIDE OF THE TOYOTA COROLLA. TOYOTA COROLLA WAS IN MOTION ON A 4-LANE CITY STREET AND F150 WAS IN THE CENTER LEFT/RIGHT TURN MEDIAN TRAVELING IN THE SAME DIRECTION BUT FAILED TO YIELD AND MERGED AND/OR WAS STRUCK BY A THIRD VEHICLE AND PUSHED INTO MY TOYOTA COROLLA

NHTSA #: 10954071
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Jan 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR A SHORT PERIOD AND SUDDENLY IT UNILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE OTHER OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

NHTSA #: 10948741
mediumAIR BAGS
CrashFiled: Jan 2017

POSSIBLY TAKATA RECALL. 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA LE WAS IN MOTION AND WAS SIDESWIPED AT ABOUT 20 MPH ON A CITY STREET. EXTENSIVE BUT REPAIRABLE DAMAGE TO ENTIRE DRIVERS SIDE OF CAR. DRIVER DOOR INOPERABLE. DRIVER AND PASSENGER BOTH WEARING SEAT/SHOULDER BELTS. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.

NHTSA #: 10947763
mediumAIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS
CrashFiled: Dec 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND CRASHED INTO A METAL GUARDRAIL. THE PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED; HOWEVER, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER FAILED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BULGING DISK IN THE BACK, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,887.

NHTSA #: 10936586
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Jul 2016

TL* THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA #: 10885543
mediumAIR BAGS
CrashFiled: Jun 2016

TAKATA INFLATORS (POSSIBLE) THE CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. MY WIFE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THERE WAS A GOOD AMOUNT OF FRONT END DAMAGE. SHE WAS NOT SURE ABOUT THE EXACT SPEED. SHE WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 95 IN WEST HAVEN CT IN CLEAR WEATHER BUT FAIRLY HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE THINKS THE SPEED WAS BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH. THE DAMAGE IT THE FRONT END WAS ENOUGH TO DECLARE THE CAR A TOTAL LOSS. THE DAMAGE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE ENGINE BLOCK. MOST OF THE AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY. THE DRIVERS SIDE STEERING WHEEL AND KNEE AIRBAGS DEPLOY, HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT INFLATE. THE SIDE AIRBAGS AND CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED BUT ONLY SOME INFLATED OR PARTIAL INFLATED. I SPOKE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEY SAID IT WAS STRANGE. SO I REPORTED IT TO TOYOTA AND THEY ARE GOING TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. DURING MY INITIAL CONVERSATIONS WITH TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICE THEY TOO SAID IT DOES NOT SEEM CORRECT. THEY ARE GOING TO INSPECT THE CARE WITH A WEEK. I AM NOT SURE WHAT TO MAKE OF THEIR INSPECTION AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE FAIR. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT IN THE ACCIDENT. BUT I DO THINK THE ISSUE NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT A BODY-SHOP BUT THE INSURANCE COMPANY WILL BE TAKING POSSESSION FOR SALVAGE.

NHTSA #: 10876008
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Jun 2016

MY AIRBAGS ARE NO LONGER WORKING IN MY 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA AND WANT SOME SANDERS. I HAVE LAST THAN 60K MILES ON THIS CAR. THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME MY VIN NUMBER IS ON THE LIST WITH WWW.NHTSA.GOV AS WELL AS THE DEALERSHIP. THERE ARE OTHER WEBSITE THAT INDICATES THEIR PROBLEMS WITH TOYOTA VEHICLE WITH THE AIRBAG FRONTAL SENSOR CONTROL MODULE. FIX THIS COMPLAINT FOR ME, BECAUSE IF I'M IN ACCIDENT WIG NO AIRBAGS I'M DIED.

NHTSA #: 10875738
mediumAIR BAGS
CrashFiled: Feb 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING NORTH ON A PARKWAY AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISING FROM THE SEAT BELT RETRACTING TIGHTLY, PAINS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE NECK, AND LEFT SHOULDER BLADE PAINS THAT PROCEEDED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE NECK AND SHOULDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE HOW THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE AIR BAG FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,494. ......UPDATED 04/01/16 *BF

NHTSA #: 10825161
mediumAIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES
CrashFiled: Jan 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE BRAKES SEIZED. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,300.

NHTSA #: 10822414
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Nov 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA #: 10806818
mediumAIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CrashFiled: Nov 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT BRICK STRUCTURE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE LANDED ON TOP OF THE CEMENT BRICK STRUCTURE, WHICH CAUSED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE TO EXPLODE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,300. UPDATED 02/12/16*LJ *TR

NHTSA #: 10795127
mediumAIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS
CrashFiled: Nov 2015

THE COROLLA MOVING AT ABOUT 35 MPH ON A 3 LANE ROAD HIT ANOTHER CAR THAT WAS STOPPED AT A YELLOW BLINKING LIGHT IN THE REAR, THE COROLLA'S IMPACT WAS ON THE LEFT FRONT SIDE FIRST SO ON A SLIGHT ANGLE TO THE REAR OF THE STOPPED CAR SO IT DID NOT HIT SQUARELY. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT FUNCTION AND THE FEMALE DRIVER OF THE COROLLA HIT HER HEAD ON THE WINDOW AND HER RIGHT KNEE HIT THE UNDER DASH, HER WEIGHT IS ABOUT 110 LBS. AND SMALL BODY FRAME. THE AIR BAGS ALSO DID NOT FUNCTION THERE IS AROUND $9000 DAMAGE TO THE CAR SO THIS WAS NOT JUST A SMALL COLLISION. I HAVE ATTACHED A PDF FILE WITH PHOTOS.

NHTSA #: 10794437
mediumAIR BAGS
CrashFiled: Oct 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SPUN INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST, THE MASTOID BONE (NECK), AND THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HEAD. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BODY, A CUT KNEE, AND SEAT BELT BRUISING. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED FOR BOTH OCCUPANTS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA #: 10786861
mediumAIR BAGS
CrashFiled: Sep 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. ONE INJURY WAS REPORTED THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,824.

NHTSA #: 10778238
mediumAIR BAGS
CrashFiled: Apr 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DECLARED TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000. UPDATED 05/29/15*JB

NHTSA #: 10713343
mediumAIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,ENGINE
CrashFiled: Jan 2015

THIS AM I HIT A DEER ON THE WAY TO WORK HEAD ON AT 65-67 MPH AND NOT ONE AIR BAG DEPLOYED!!! THE ENTIRE FRONT END CRUMPLED TO THE WINDSHIELD AREA AND THE RADIATOR AND PARTS TORN LOSE TO THE TOP OF ENGINE AND NOT ONE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. EVERYONE AT THE WRECK COULD NOT BELIEVE IT AND NOW I AM TERRIFIED OF THE CAR IF DIRECT CONTACT AT THAT SPEED DOES NOT OPEN THE SAFETY EQUIPMENT WHAT WILL? THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE. *TR

NHTSA #: 10678631
mediumAIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CrashFiled: Dec 2014

I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN A SHOPPING MALL. I WAS APPROXIMATELY 1/2 TO 3/4 OF THE WAY IN WHEN THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF AND WENT INTO A TREE AND THEN A WALL. I WOULD GUESS THE VEHICLE TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET AFTER THE SUDDEN AND UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THIS DEFINITELY WAS SUDDEN AND UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED BY THE TREE AND THE WALL THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

NHTSA #: 10667863
mediumAIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS
CrashFiled: Jul 2014

ON MAY 6, 2014, MY WIFE [XXX] AND I WERE DRIVING HOME TO WLLISTON, VERMONT FROM ARLINGTON, VERMONT. WE WERE DRIVING NORTH AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH IN OUR 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. AT THE BLINKING LIGHT INTERSECTION OF DORSET STREET AND CHEESE FACTORY ROAD, WE MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND DROVE EAST. IT WAS A VERY DARK NIGHT AND I MIS-JUDGED THE DISTANCE TO THE END OF CHEESE FACTORY ROAD, WHERE YOU COULD EITHER TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. AT THE INTERSECTION OF CHEESE FACTORY ROAD AND HINESBURG ROAD, THERE ARE NO BLINKING LIGHTS OR REFLECTORS, AND, IN THE DARKNESS, I MISSED THE STOP SIGN, WENT STRAIGHT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. UPON IMPACT, MY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, AND I FELT ONLY A SHARP PAIN IN MY LOWER BACK. IMMEDIATELY GETTING OUT OF THE CAR, I MOVED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE TO FIND MY WIFE OUT OF THE CAR ON HER HANDS AND KNEES, CRYING OUT THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO BREATHE. IN THE HOSPITAL [XXX] WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A CRACKED STERNUM, AN L 1 COMPRESSION FRACTURE IN HER BACK, 3 BROKEN RIBS AND A BROKEN LEFT WRIST. SHE SPENT 9 DAYS IN ICU. IT HAS ONLY BEEN IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS THAT MY WIFE AND I HAVE HAD AN IN-DEPTH DISCUSSION OF THE ACCIDENT. [XXX] SAYS THAT HER SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD HER BACK, AND THAT HER CHEST HIT THE DASH BEFORE HER AIR BAG DEPLOYED; YET, AT IMPACT SHE WAS ABLE TO SEE THAT MY AIR BAG HAD DEPLOYED BEFORE HERS. THIS WOULD PROBABLY ACCOUNT FOR THE SEVERITY OF HER INJURIES AND FOR THE RELATIVELY MINOR INJURIES FOR MINE. WE ARE NOW AWARE THAT THE 2013 TOYOTA COROLLA HAD AIRBAG ISSUES AND WONDER IF OUR 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA MIGHT HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS. WE HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD BY MEDICAL PERSONNEL THAT TREMENDOUS FORCE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO CRACK A STERNUM, THE KIND OF FORCE THAT WOULD COME FROM HITTING THE DASH BOARD. FOR THESE REASONS WE ARE FILING A CLAIM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA #: 10608009

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