Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / PRIUS / 2005

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006076651 Incident Date: Jul, 30 2006
Consumer's City: MEDFIELD Consumer's State: MA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: PRIUS Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: JTDKB20U953 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 24 2006 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Jul, 01 2005
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle was t-boned by another vehicle while driving 30 mph on a dry highway, and the side air bag did not deploy. most of damage was in the middle of the vehicle. the manufacturer sent a specialist to inspect the vehicle and determined the vehicle had the same error as indicated in recall # 06v096000, regarding the air bags. the vehicle was not included in the recall due to the vin. seat belts were in use at them time and operated correctly. injuries were sustained and a police report was taken.