Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / AVALON / 1998

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 998060622 Incident Date: Nov, 10 1998
Consumer's City: GREENSBORO Consumer's State: NC
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: AVALON Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags:frontal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 12 1999 Complaint Type: VOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Possible design flaw of both front airbags which deployed violently during collision causing servere injury to driver's chest, chin, and front tooth that also included burning and inflammation of the respiratory tract and lungs. *yc