NHTSA complaint: 2016 TOYOTA RAV4 — SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, TWO DEER SUDDENLY EMERGED FROM THE WOODS. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND STRUCK ONE OF THE DEER. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED (NUMBER: 18-05410) AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CEDAR RAPIDS TOYOTA (1190 BOYSON ROAD, HIAWATHA, IOWA 52233), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,900.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation