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2007 TOYOTA SIENNA — STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

1 injured · 1111373 · 2014-09-19

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
SIENNA
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
Miles at failure
100,000

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED A CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM REGARDING THE SLIDING DOOR CONNECTOR BEING REPLACED DUE TO POWER FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS NOT A SAFETY DEFECT AND THE CABLE COULD NOT BE REPLACED FOR FREE UNLESS IT WAS ACTUALLY FRACTURED. AFTERWARDS, WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE SLIDING DOOR, THE CABLE SUDDENLY DISCONNECTED, SNAPPED BACKWARDS, AND INJURED THE CONTACT'S CHILD'S FACE. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE CABLE ASSEMBLY FOR FREE, BUT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO REPAIR THE OTHER DOOR BECAUSE IT HAD NOT FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10637545
Machine
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