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2012 TOYOTA AVALON — STRUCTURE:BODY

1 injured · 1167419 · 2015-03-20

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
AVALON
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
15,000

Severity

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

Narrative

THE TRUNK LID IS NOT SUFFICIENTLY COUNTERBALANCED AND FALLS CLOSED EVEN WHEN RAISED TO ITS UPPER LIMIT. SOMETIMES THE LID WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE SWITCH; IT UNLOCKS, BUT DOES NOT OPEN (3 FAILURES). THIS FAILED AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE LID FELL CLOSED, NUMEROUS TIMES, MINOR INJURY TO MY HEAD (1 TIME). TOYOTA TELLS ME NOTHING IS WRONG AND IS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10700569
Machine
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