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2010 TOYOTA RAV4 — SUSPENSION

crash1 injured · 1429892 · 2017-12-03

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
RAV4
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SUSPENSION
Miles at failure
78,102
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TAKATA RECALL, MY REAR SWERVED AS I MOVED RIGHT TO AVOID A HEAD ON COLLISION, MY CHEST HIT THE STEERING WHEEL SO HARD THAT I BROKE 6 RIBS INCLUDING MY STERNUM BECAUSE THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY UNTIL AFTER THE IMPACT , I ALSO SAW ANOTHER RECALL THAT WAS ANNOUNCED 2 OR 3 DAYS AFTER MY ACCIDENT WHICH RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOSS WHICH WAS THE REAR SUSPENSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT I REPORTED THIS TO NHTSA AND WAS GIVEN A REFERENCE NUMBER10937800, PLEASE KEEP ME UPDATED THIS IS HORRIBLE THAT THESE PEOPLE KNOWINGLY PUT FAULTY PARTS ON A VEHICLE, I AM STILL AFRAID TO DRIVE I FELT MY CAR SHAKING AND BLAMED IT ON THE ROADS, THE WIND, ANYTHING BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO BELIEVE SOMEONE WOULD SELL A VEHICLE KNOWING IT WAS NOT SAFE

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11052118
Machine
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