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2007 TOYOTA SEQUOIA — WHEELS

crash · 1149960 · 2015-01-21

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
SEQUOIA
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
WHEELS
Miles at failure
137,500
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON MONDAY AFTERNOON 1/19/2015 WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA SEQUOIA 40 MPH AS I DROVE MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY DROPPED ON THE LEFT SIDE & MY TIRE FLEW OFF. DAMAGE WAS DONE TO MY SUSPENSION AS IT SCRAPPED & HIT THE CONCRETE PAVEMENT DAMAGE WAS DONE TO MY RIM. NOW THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM IS CURRENTLY WORKING TO RESOLVE MY ISSUE. WHAT HAPPENED TO ME HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHERS WHERE THEY WILL INPUT YOUR VIN INTO TOYOTA SYSTEM BUT IT DOES NOT POPULATE THAT YOUR VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. YET THEY RECALLED OVER 500,000 VEHICLE SOLD WITH THE DEFECT BALL JOINT. THIS HAS CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO A PERFECTLY GOOD VEHICLE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10677003
Machine
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