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2016 TOYOTA RAV4 — ENGINE

firecrash1 injured · 1756443 · 2021-07-09

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
RAV4
Year
2016
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
89,000
Speed
50 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
Yes
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

The contact owned a 2016 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 mph when they noticed smoke and flames were coming from underneath the hood of the vehicle. The contact stated that when they attempted to move to the passenger side of the road they realized there was not enough room to do so causing them to roll over several times downhill eventually crashing into two trees. The contact stated that a civilian came and assisted them out of the vehicle once they noticed the crash. The air bags did deploy. The contact received head, neck, rib, sternum, and foot. Medical attention was needed. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed and deemed totaled. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 89,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11424085
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown