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2001 Toyota COROLLA Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1141758
Internal NHTSA #	10667472
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	COROLLA
Model Year	2001
File date	22/04/08
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On 4/22/2008 [xxx], the owner of a pt. Cruiser, hit my toyota head on after crossing the center lane and was driving 35 mph, while i was almost stopped on falling water drive in eagle river.. It flattened the right front and later left front tire, and bumper and quarter panels on the left. I felt like i had an electric shock to my spine the drivers side airbag did not deploy and my seat belt was on. , i couldn't lift the compact spare tire to change the flat without my neck hurting. I had chiropractic treatment but my neck was still sore . A year later i went to my gp dr. Barnes and he ordered an mri. The mri showed blown discs and /dr. Barnes ordered pt. Pt. Unsuccessful and went to neurosurgeon dr. Kralick . Who suggested posterior cervical. Laminectomy and spinal fusion c-3-c7 and had same 4-7-2010. Unfortunately i developed seroma and abscess at prov. Hospital. I coded blue twice. I had massive disability and was almost paralyzed by the infection. I had massive rehab and med expenses in excess of $500,000 i am still recovering 4 years later and have to tqke flexiril and perkaset for pain. I have profound neuropathy in my feet and hands cramping in my left hip, knee and calf and sharp pain at the site of the incision. If the airbag had deployed as it should, i would not have been hurt so badly in my spine..
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	100000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	EAGLE RIVER, AK 99577, AK
VIN pattern	1NXBR12E41ZXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	Y
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No. of injured persons	1
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	08/09/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
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Vehicle speed	5
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2001 Toyota COROLLA Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2001 Toyota COROLLA Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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