Complaint 1696340
2013 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER • SEAT BELTS • incident Aug 2, 2020
Crash
Yes
Fire
No
Injuries
1
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 1696340
- Make
- TOYOTA
- Model
- HIGHLANDER
- Model Year
- 2013
- Component
- SEAT BELTS
- Incident Date
- Aug 2, 2020
- Date Received
- Sep 30, 2020
- Data As Of
- Aug 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
SEAT BELTS
Owner Narrative
WAS HIT IN THE REAR END ON THE HIGHWAY, I WAS MOVING PROBABLY 8-10 MPH THROUGH A DEBRIS FIELD FROM AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR DID NOT SLOW AND HIT ME PROBABLY AROUND 35-40 MPH. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT FIRE SINCE IN A REAR END IMPACT THEY SHOULD NOT TRIGGER. I DID NOT IMPACT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. MY HEAD HIT THE HEADREST IN MY FIRST MOTION THEN IT HIT THE STEERING WHEEL LEAVING ME WITH A CONCUSSION. MY ISSUE SHOULDN'T THE SEAT BELT HAVE LOCKED AND RESTRAINED ME IN THAT SECONDARY IMPACT MOTION?
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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