| Issue ID | 591688 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10160075 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | SEQUOIA |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 04/02/06 |
| Component | AIR BAGS |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | We were traveling 70 mph north on i35 heading home from austin, texas in our 2004 toyota sequoia. A man in the far right lane fell asleep and hit a cement barrier and over correct steering to the left. He in turn shot into the road into our vehicle. The vehicle struck or vehicle on the right mid passenger door. Our vehicle to rollover to the right 2. 5 times and skid 200 feet. No airbags deployed at all! Their were 6 passengers in our sequoia that day and everyone was wearing their seat belt. My husband the driver sustained the following injuries: head, and left arm contusions and abrasions and complained of headache. He also suffered neck and back pain. Myself: i suffered a concussion from hitting the right frontal and top portion of my head, severe neck and back pain & headache, left wrist & hand contusion with tendon & ligament damage. Bilateral knee pain with ligament damage. Multiple abrasions and unstable vital signs. My mother-in-law who was sitting behind my husband in the 2nd row seating. She sustained multiple contusions to hips and shoulders and sustained 2 pelvic fractures. Complained of head, neck, and back pain. My father-in-law who was sitting directly behind passenger who sustained 3 neck fractures one section of his neck vertebrae was crushed. He also had a severe laceration/crush injury to his right third digit. He had multiple contusions and abrasions. Complained of head, neck, and back pain. Our youngest daughter was in the 3rd row seating sitting in the middle. She sustained multiple contusions and abrasions and complained of headache, back & neck pain along with abdominal pain. Our other daughter was sitting in the far left 3rd row seating (behind driver) she sustained a rib fracture and severe head laceration and had multiple contusions and lacerations. She complained of headache, neck and back pain. *nm |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 30000 |
| Number of Occurences | 2 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | MANSFIELD, TX |
| VIN pattern | 5TDZT38A54SXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | Y |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 6 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 10/08/04 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 8 |
| Drive train type | RWD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | 70 |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | VANDERGRIFF TOYOTA |
| Dealer's telephone number | |
| Dealer's city | ARLINGTON |
| Dealer's state code | TX |
| Dealer's ZIP code |