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2020 TOYOTA RAV4 — VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES

fire · 1769825 · 2021-09-23

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
RAV4
Year
2020
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
Miles at failure
10,000

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owns a 2020 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that the mirror housings of the vehicle were melting. The dealer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that they could not assist as the failure was a manufacturer defect. The dealer referred the contact to the manufacturer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure advised the contact that they would follow up with the dealer. A case was opened. The contact stated the dealer took photographs of the failure. The contact stated the manufacturer contacted her and informed her that their field experts determined that the failure was not a manufacturer defect but an environmental issue called solar conversion. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 10,000

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11434066
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown