Air Bag Not Deploy problems of the 2009 Toyota RAV4

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Rav4. While driving 45 mph, the contact's vehicle crashed into another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 105,040.

My daughter was driving the rav 4 and had to swerve off the road to avoid a car. She hit a telephone pole, but the air bags did not deploy. There was quite a bit of front end damage, but at no time did the air bags deploy.

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that while applying the brakes at 45 mph, the brakes failed to respond, causing him to crash into a telephone pole. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact was thrown into the windshield and sustained numerous severe to moderate injuries. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for diagnosis and the contact was informed that the front end would need to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified and advised the contact that a field representative would be dispatched the following day to further inspect the vehicle. One month later, the representative still had not performed the inspection. The manufacturer stated that since the repairs had already begun, they would not be able to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 57,000.

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Rav4. The contact crashed into a tree and the air bags did not deploy. The contact was able to exit the vehicle and once she was safely outside, the air bags then deployed. The contact was unable to recall the specific events of the crash and had struck her head on the steering wheel upon impact. The vehicle sustained front end damages and was towed to an auto body shop. The police were notified and a police report was filed. The manufacturer was not notified of the incident. The failure mileage was 50,000. Updated 06/07/lj updated 06/11/12.