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2008 Toyota MATRIX Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1373991
Internal NHTSA #	10981078
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	MATRIX
Model Year	2008
File date	22/04/17
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota matrix. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 30 mph when the vehicle in front of the contact made an unexpected stop causing the contact to rear end the vehicle in front. There was front-end damage to the vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was not towed and a police report was filed. The contact received injuries to their nose and needed medical attention. The vehicle was taken to a collision center however, was not repaired. The dealer was informed of the failure and informed the contact that their vehicle was not included in a recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and opened a case regarding the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 235,000.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	235000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	ATHENS, GA
VIN pattern	2T1KR32E48CXXXXXX
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
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Vehicle speed	30
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
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.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2008 Toyota MATRIX Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Toyota MATRIX Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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