What 52 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Toyota Avalon

Accident June 12, 2024 air bag did not deploy. hit on passenger side no air bags deployed. Air bag not able to be reset

NHTSA ODI 11661245

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER MADE AN ABRUPT STOP; CAUSING HER TO REAR END THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT NOR THE OTHER DRIVER WERE INJURED DUE TO THE ACCIDENT AND NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INITIALLY ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME; LATER ON, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND REPAIRED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 20V024000 (AIR BAGS) WHICH SHE ASSOCIATED WITH HER FAILURE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH DOWNTOWN TOYOTA OF OAKLAND (4145 BROADWAY, OAKLAND, CA 94611) AND MAITA TOYOTA OF SACRAMENTO (2500 AUBURN BLVD, SACRAMENTO, CA 95821) WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS REMAIN UNAVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ODI 11317604

I WAS HEADING DOWN SNOW GEESE SOUTH IN DUCK N.C. TO TURN LEFT ONTO WOOD DUCK DRIVE. AS I APPROACHED THE TURN, MY BRAKES FAILED AND I WENT INTO THE PARKING AREA OF 1324 DUCK ROAD. I COULD HIT A PARKED TRUCK OR HOUSE. I HIT THE TRUCK. THE AIRBAGS DIDNT DEPLOY. NONE OF THEM. IT WAS A HEAD ON COLLISION. MY CAR WAS TOTALED. THE POLICE SHOWED UP AND WERE SUPRISED THAT THERE WERE NO AIRBAGS. THIS CONCERNS ME GREATLY. THE BRAKES FAILING WAS SCARY ENOUGH, BUT ABSOLUTELY NO AIRBAGS! *DSY

NHTSA ODI 11290892

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN TIME AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONT DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST AND NOSE, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

NHTSA ODI 11203313

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 TOYOTA AVALON HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BROADSIDED BY A PICKUP; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, RIBS AND SHOULDER REQUIRING MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT FACILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

NHTSA ODI 10854792