| Issue ID | 918787 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10457373 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | RAV4 |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 15/11/11 |
| Component | AIR BAGS |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | On 11/15/2011 i was driving my 2007 toyota rav 4 and i ran over a wood on the roadway. My passenger curtain side airbag deployed almost causing me to lose control of my auto. I brought my auto to my insurance claim department ( travers) and i got a inspection and quoted a price of 2959. 98. My auto has no damage to it other then the airbag deployment. I got it fixed and a few days later i receive a letter from toyota stating they have a recall on the curtain side airbag and that they were deploying because of the sensors. My insurance company has been trying to have toyota accept responsible for this but toyota says because i got it fixed before they could look it ,they will not accept responsible and i am out of luck. I would like toyota to claim responsible for the airbag deployment because they sent me the recall notice for the same airbag that i had the problem with. |
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| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | WANTAGH, NY |
| VIN pattern | JTMBD33V576XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| 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 | 60 |
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