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2000 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER — STEERING

1 fatalcrash · 187606 · 1999-12-06

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
4 RUNNER
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
STEERING

Severity

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

Narrative

CONSUMER'S FRIEND CALLED & STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND CONSUMER DIED. HE AND A FRIEND WERE DRIVING ON A DIRT ROAD AND THEY WERE TURNING AROUND THE CORNER AND HIT A CURB, BACK WHEELCAUGHT GRAVEL INSIDE OF THE WHEEL AND THE TRUCK TURNED OVER. DRIVER WAS THROWN THOUGH THE SUN ROOF. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. PASSENGER WAS THROWN OUTSIDE OF THE WINDOW. DRIVER WAS A FATALITY. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
853736
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown