# 2009 TOYOTA SIENNA — STRUCTURE:BODY
> NHTSA complaint `1140366` · 2014-12-18 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** SIENNA
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** STRUCTURE:BODY
- **Miles at failure:** 90,000
## Narrative
THE CHILDREN LIFTED BACK LIFT GATE TO PUT SCHOOL BOOKS INTO THE VAN AND THE GATE FELL ON ONE OF THEM.  THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL OTHERS SINCE THEN.  A TOYOTA REP SAID HE HAS THE SAME VEHICLE AND SAID HE USES A HOCKEY STICK TO PROP OPEN THE GATE.  WE TRIED THAT FOR A WHILE BUT IT SOMETIMES FAILS.  WE HAD IT REPLACED (NOT BY TOYOTA) IN AUGUST OF 2013 AND IT CONTINUES TO FAIL AS SOON AS THE WEATHER GETS COLD.  *TR
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