Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / PASEO / 1993

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 999079086 Incident Date: Jan, 21 1999
Consumer's City: UPLAND Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: PASEO Model Year: 1993
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Air bags:frontal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: JT2EL45U7P0 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 09 1999 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: May, 31 1993
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While i was driving in fast lane on i-10, driver's side air bag exploded into my face. was able to bring car under control and into left median until highway patrol cut out bag and guided me off freeway, where car was towed. there was no indication that my car hit anything, and subsequent inspection by my insurer and the insurer's repair facility, failed to disclose any damage to the car that would indicate a collision with an object or a road hazard. $1900 damage is to repair/replace air bag. *ak