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2008 LEXUS RX350 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

1 injured · 1234013 · 2015-10-30

Vehicle

Make
LEXUS
Model
RX350
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
50,000

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND BEING LOADED THRU REAR DOOR. I USED CAR REMOTE TO OPEN REAR DOOR AND LOADED ITEMS INTO TRUNK. WITHOUT WARNING REAR DOOR STARTED CLOSING. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTEN AND HAS HAPPENED BEFORE. ON THIS OCCASION DOOR CAME SLAMMING DOWN ON MY HEAD CAUSING A BLOODY INJURY. I HAVE PHOTOS OF MY INJURY. LEXUS HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. THIS PROBLEM IF NOT CORRECTED CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. THE REAR DOOR COMES DOWN QUICKLY AND IS VERY HEAVY.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10787382
Machine
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