Totaled TRD Sport

I hit head on with a van when turning in my 2019 TRD access cab sport 4X4 and did over 30 K damage to my truck. What i was wondering about is the lower dash air bag deployed and broke the plastic into sharp edges which cut both of my legs really bad, 9 staples in the left shin and caf. And has anyone had this problem. I wrote Toyota a letter about this and they responded and are looking into it.

 

Lawyer up on any injuries incurred by poor design BUT you must prove that.

 

Imagine if you didnt have the airbag. Suck it up and be happy it wasnt worse

 

He probably would have been fine with just the steering wheel airbag lol

 

Can you take the black scoop cover off and ship it to me

 

I bid whatever this guy is offering plus $5

 

I personally would have been fine with "any" air bag going off in mine.

 

Stick with your bed storage/cooler and let men talk

 

Says the guy with subie in his name lol. But sure, go be a man and talk about how extra air bags are necessary... very manly conversation

 

Thankfully it was a Sport, and not one of the better ones > SR5, Off Road or the Pro.....

Ha ha, I kid. Good to hear your ok, and at least the Taco saved your life~!

 

I bet you could sell that hood quickly on here.

 

If that’s the extent of your injuries, I’m glad it wasn’t worse.

Good luck with your recovery.

 

Are you sure its the dash that shrapneled and not the airbag cartridge?

 

Remember, if no airbag your legs would/may probably been broken, or may have lost them.

 

Glad that was all that happened to you. I got rope burn from the seatbelt once. That really sucked.

if you are parting out can I take the bed bolts and the bolts that connect the hinge of the passenger side door? Mine are starting to show rust.

 

That’s Toyota safety sense. Part of the design is to chop your legs off so it’s easier for responding EMS to extricate you from the cab. Sounds like it didn’t work. Kidding, glad it wasn’t worse. I saw a Tbone crash a year or so ago (at fault driver blew a red light). Airbags going off looks unpleasant at best, pretty violent looking honestly.

 

You walked away from a bad accident and you complain about a cut?
I would be thanking that truck for saving me...

 

Sorry to hear that. Get well.

 

Sorry OP, sad to see.


Also, that hood is probably smoked, deformed front to back, left to right