| Issue ID | 542987 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10121792 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | CAMRY |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 26/04/05 |
| Component | AIR BAGS |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | On april 26, 2005, my daughter driving a 2004 toyota camry le (v6) rear-ended another vehicle (an acura) at an speed of 50+ mph and none of the airbags in the camry were deployed. Drivers of both cars were taken to hospital for further evaluation. Later, i contacted toyota corp. Which had one of its inspector inspect the wrecked vehicle and determined "the airbags operated as designed." i have requested on at least two occasions a copy of the inspection report and other related documents and memos from toyota corp and they have refused to provide me with the requested documents. In a may 16, 2005, letter sent to me by toyota, they have stated that "the srs airbags are not designed to inflate if the vehicle is subjected to a rear impact, if it rolls over or if it is involved in a low speed frontal collision." in reality, our camry was not rear-ended, did not roll over, and had a high speed frontal collision of 50+mph. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 6000 |
| Number of Occurences | 4 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | CHANDLER, AZ |
| VIN pattern | 4T1BF30K44UXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | Y |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 3 |
| No. of fatalities | |
| Date of purchase | 15/09/04 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Drive train type | U |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | 50 |
| 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 | TEMPE TOYOTA |
| Dealer's telephone number | 480-598-2411 |
| Dealer's city | TEMPE |
| Dealer's state code | AZ |
| Dealer's ZIP code |