| Issue ID | 1117301 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10640943 |
| Manufacurer | Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | RAV4 |
| Model Year | 2014 |
| File date | 01/08/14 |
| Component | AIR BAGS |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | On business and vacation, coming from la to atlanta... I was driving speed limit in far left lane, on interstate, in lagrange ,ga, a truck coming onto the interstate merging from far right loss control because she was speeding and the roads were slick from a light rain, she fishtailed from the far right , crossing the right lane and coming head on in opposite direction of traffic , hitting my rental vehicle.. Rav 4. Hit us head on... The airbags popped out everywhere, blocking escape exits, we thought the truck would catch afire, because of smoke smell, we tried to get out, all doors on the left of the vehicle would not open, although it wasn't hit in any way, had to crawl over seats and under airbags to escape on the right side of vehicle. Even the hatch back door at rear of vehicle would not open at all. We just barely escaped with our lives,and injuries, because if we didn't push the right side doors we would have been trapped. |
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| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | DENHAM SPRINGS, LA |
| VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
| 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 |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 4 |
| 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 | 70 |
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