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2017 TOYOTA RAV4 — STEERING

crash1 injured · 1813778 · 2022-05-20

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
RAV4
Year
2017
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
76,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

The driver owned a 2017 Toyota Rav4. The contact called on behalf of her son who was driving approximately 35 MPH when he lost control of the steering due to the functionality of the steering wheel and accidentally crashed into a pole. There were no warning lights. The 2 front and 1 side air bag deployed. The police and fire and ambulance arrived on the scene. The driver was transported to the hospital where he received a CT scan for his injury. There was a police report. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to a salvage yard. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 76,000

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11465436
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown