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2009 TOYOTA VENZA — STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE

1 injured · 1103146 · 2014-08-27

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
VENZA
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA VENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE LIFT GATE WAS RELEASED OPEN WITH THE KEY FOB. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH THE AUTO CLOSE FEATURE THAT WOULD RELEASE AND THEN PULL THE LIFTGATE INTO THE VEHICLE. THE LIFTGATE WAS ALSO SUPPOSED TO DETECT WHEN THERE WAS AN OBJECT IN ITS PATH AND STOP HOWEVER, THE LIFT GATE CLOSED ABRUPTLY AND TRAPPED A CHILD'S FINGERS BETWEEN THE GATE AND THE VEHICLE. TWO OF THE CHILD'S FINGERS ON THE LEFT HAND WERE SEVERELY BRUISED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. . ...UPDATED 03/15/17 *BF ...UPDATED 03/29/17 *BF VIDEO UPLOADED ON YOUTUBE. UPDATED 08/28/2017*CT

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10628899
Machine
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