| Issue ID | 1589545 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11242028 |
| Manufacurer | Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | AVALON |
| Model Year | 2018 |
| File date | 26/09/18 |
| Component | AIR BAGS |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 toyota avalon. The contact stated that while waiting at a traffic light, a vehicle traveling at high speeds crashed into the vehicles front passenger side. None of the frontal air bags deployed. The police was present and a report was issued. The passenger was taken to the hospital by ambulance, treated and released the following day. The vehicle was driven to the dealer jim norton toyota of okc, 8401 northwest expressway, oklahoma city, ok 73162, they could not determined why the air bags did not deploy. A third party company sent by the manufacturer came to evaluate the vehicle and they were not able to determine why the air bags did not deploy and the claim was declined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 9,300. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 9300 |
| Number of Occurences | |
| Source of the issue | HOTLINE VOQ |
| City and State | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK |
| VIN pattern | 4T1BK1EB8JUXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | Y |
| Was medical attention required? | Y |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 1 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | |
| Drive train type | |
| Transmission type | |
| Vehicle speed | 0 |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | |
| Dealer's telephone number | |
| Dealer's city | |
| Dealer's state code | |
| Dealer's ZIP code |