NHTSA Complaint #11234354 — 2008 TOYOTA YARIS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE AN ILLEGAL TURN CAUSING THE CONTACT TO T-BONE THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INTERNAL CHEST INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS IN THE TRAUMA UNIT FOR TWO DAYS. THE OTHER DRIVER DID NOT SUSTAINED INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT TOW LOT. THE CONTACT CALLED AUTONATION TOYOTA LEESBURG DEALER; (LOCATED AT 1 CARDINAL PARK DR SE, LEESBURG, VA 20175, (571) 357-3965) WHERE TWO PREVIOUS TAKATA RECALLS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST RECALL PERFORMED WAS ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE AIR BAG AND LATER THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER TO CONTACT THE CORPORATE OFFICE OF TOYOTA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER: 1907232238. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 235,000.