NHTSA Complaint #11052988 — 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE STOPPED BEHIND A VEHICLE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM THE REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS PUSHED FORWARD INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A HEMATOMA OVER THE LEFT EYE, A CHIPPED TOOTH, AND A FRACTURED NOSE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO THE LIPS FROM HER MOUTH STRIKING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO A NEARBY HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S FRONTAL AIR BAG WAS REPLACED SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.