Issue ID | 1336463 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10927787 |
Manufacurer | Toyota Motor Corporation |
Brand | TOYOTA |
Model | COROLLA |
Model Year | 2014 |
File date | 17/03/15 |
Component | SEATS |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | Vehicle features "whiplash injury lessening" ("wil") seats. I argue these seats led to dramatically severe injuries. The literature published by toyota in connection with the alleged safety of the seats implicitly states that benefits inure to those in lower-speed rear-end collisions. No study seems to indicate severity of higher-speed rear-end collisions. Specifically, whether or not wil seats actually benefit low-speed rear-end collision injuries while worsening high-speed rear-end collision injuries. I hypothesize that they worsen high-speed rear-end collision injuries, greatly. I was in a rear-end collision involving a vehicle hitting the toyota corolla with wil seats i was driving at or above 75 mph. I suffered 7+ slipped discs along spine, as well as a fractured vertebrae. The vehicle was in motion as it was struck from the rear, and the vehicle i was driving was moving at or about 75mph. The vehicle colliding with my vehicle was driving 75+ mph. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 17415 |
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Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | VALLEY VIEW, TX |
VIN pattern | 5YFBURHEXEPXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | Y |
Was medical attention required? | Y |
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No. of injured persons | 1 |
No. of fatalities | 0 |
Date of purchase | 29/06/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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Vehicle speed | 75 |
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