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2015 TOYOTA TACOMA — STRUCTURE:BODY

crash1 injured · 1239922 · 2015-11-20

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
TACOMA
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
4,398
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2015 TOYOTA TACOMA AND STRAIGHT OFF THE BACK I NOTICED THAT THE TIRED WERE NOT IN GOOD CONDITION UNDER SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES. IF THERE WERE SOME LOOSE DIRT OR GRAVEL ON THE ROAD THE TIRE WOULD NOT GRIP CAUSING ME TO SLIP FOR A SPLIT SECOND. IGNORING THE WARNING SIGNS OF MY SPLIT SECOND SLIPS HERE AND THERE I DECIDED TO GO OUT IN THE RAIN WITH 4 WHEEL DRIVE ON. I FELT CONFIDENT BECAUSE I HAVE HAD MANY TACOMA'S BEFORE AND I TRUST TOYOTA. LOW AND BEHOLD I HYDROPLANED ON AN EMPTY HIGHWAY AND CRASHED INTO THE WALL AT 60 MPH COMPLETELY TOTALING MY TRUCK. BAFFLED BY THE INCIDENT I RECOUNTED MY STEPS TO SEE IF I WAS AT FAULT. TWO HANDS ON THE WHEEL, GPS ON MY PHONE, NO CAR IN SIGHT AND I'M THE ONLY ONE ON THE ROAD. A LITTLE PUDDLE ON THE HIGHWAY ALMOST COST ME MY LIFE. I STILL LOVE TOYOTA AND I BOUGHT A 2016 TACOMA BUT I WILL SAY DO NOT TRUST THE 2015 STOCK TACOMA TIRES BECAUSE IT HAS NO GRIP.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10795083
Machine
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