| Issue ID | 1032349 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10559121 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | CAMRY |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 18/10/13 |
| Component | AIR BAGS |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | My daughter was traveling 55 mph on a 4-lane highway in her 2007 toyota camry le. A truck behind her attempting to change lanes rear-ended her and caused a chain-reaction crash involving 5 vehicles. The toyota sustained heavy damage to the back and front of the vehicle and was deemed a total loss. All of the toyota's airbags failed to deploy. The truck's airbags were deployed as well as the bmw. The suv's airbags did not deploy (it was an earlier model suv). My daughter was transported to the emergency room where it was determined that she sustained a severe whiplash injury to her neck and a bruised arm. She later complained of pain radiating down her back. Please refer to recall id #06v096000 - air bags recall date: april 03, 2006. We were not informed of the airbag recall. We received a reply from toyota suggesting that the impact did not occur in the proper position for the airbags to deploy what is the purpose of airbags if it fails to deploy during an accident and the sensors need to be hit in a certain position? A copy of the toyota letter may be provided to the nhtsa upon request. Please provide any information concerning collisions where the airbags did not deploy. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 36000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | PEARL CITY, HI |
| VIN pattern | JTNBE46K973XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| No. of injured persons | 2 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 55 |
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