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2003 Toyota TACOMA Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	694513
Internal NHTSA #	10243440
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	TACOMA
Model Year	2003
File date	05/09/08
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tlthe contact owns a 2003 toyota tacoma. While driving 70 mph, the contact fell asleep or blacked out. The vehicle hit a guardrail went down an embankment and struck a tree and rolled over. The vehicle sustained major front end and rear damage damage due to the impact. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact was trapped in the vehicle and sustained major scalp injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a body shop and deemed as destroyed. The insurance company is currently in possession of the vehicle. The manufacturer has not been notified. The current and failure mileages were 64,000. Updated 10/16/08 bf updated 10/20/08. *jb
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	64000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	SHAWSVILLE, VA
VIN pattern	5TEWM72N23ZXXXXXX
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	1
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	11/10/03
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type	4WD
Transmission type	MAN
Vehicle speed	70
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Dealer's name	RAMEY MOTORS
Dealer's telephone number	304-425-2134
Dealer's city	PRINCETON
Dealer's state code	WV
Dealer's ZIP code	24740

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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2003 Toyota TACOMA Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2003 Toyota TACOMA Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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