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2014 TOYOTA 4RUNNER — STRUCTURE:BODY

crash · 1393527 · 2017-07-20

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
4RUNNER
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
30,500

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS THE SECOND CAR WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO TURN GREEN SO I COULD MAKE A LEFT. SUDDENLY A HONDA CRV MADE AN OPEN RIGHT TURN AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND MYSELF. MY TOYOTA SUFFERED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE COMPARED TO THE DAMAGE OF THE CRV. WHEN I LOOK AT MY CAR I FIND THAT THERE IS NO STEEL BUMPER AT THE EXTREME LEFT OR RIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. MY CAR WAS STATIONARY. SINCE THERE IS NO BUMPER TO PROTECT THE VEHICLE THE ENTIRE PANELS ON THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT SHIFTED SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT. THIS IS MEDIOCRE AND FRAUDULENT ENGINEERING FROM TOYOTA. IT IS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11006487
Machine
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