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2006 Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1193966
Internal NHTSA #	10727018
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER HYBRID
Model Year	2006
File date	15/06/15
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was driving my 2006 toyota highlander hybrid north on us 41 and a dodge caravan made a left turn at west county line road in front of my travel position. I could not avoid him and i hit him in his right rear near the wheel with the right front side of my vehicle causing the air bag in the steering wheel to deploy. When the airbag deployed there were sparks and possible fragments that hit my left arm and wrist causing first and second degree burns... Updated 09/15/15 bf updated 10/26/2017cn
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	162754
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	TRINITY, FL
VIN pattern	JTEDW21A360XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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	6
Drive train type	FWD
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Vehicle speed	50
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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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2006 Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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