# 2016 TOYOTA RAV4 — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1687577` · 2020-08-26 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** RAV4
- **Year:** 2016
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 40,000
- **Speed:** 60 mph
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE DRIVER DROVE AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE IN FRONT MADE A SUDDEN STOP AND WHEN THE DRIVER ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT TO THE FLOOR BOARD AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO CRASH INTO THE TRUCK'S REAR END. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER, THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO WANTED TO ADVISE THAT THE BRAKE PADS WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED BY AN UNKNOWN DEALER BECAUSE THE CONTACT HAD NOTICED THAT TOOK A LONGER TIME FOR THE BRAKE TO ENGAGE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OVER 60 MPH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*