Plant Company Name: Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Inc.
Plant Country: Canada
Plant State: Ontario
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: ZRE142L / AZE141L / AZE144L / AZE146L
TPMS: Direct
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT AND MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING ME MORE INJURY TO MY NECK. *TR
2009
SEATS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR-ENDED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WAS A STEEL PLATE ON THE LOWER PORTION OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT, WHICH IS A NEW DESIGN ON THE 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX MODELS (ACTIVE HEADREST). AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS LOWER BACK, A HERNIATED DISC, AND OTHER MAJOR INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT TO HIS BODY. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,535 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 12,111. UPDATED 03/17/09. *LJ UPDATED 03/17/09. *JB