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2016 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER — VISIBILITY/WIPER

crash · 1941063 · 2023-11-06

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
HIGHLANDER
Year
2016
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VISIBILITY/WIPER
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

The side view mirrors are positioned in a way that completely blocks visibility on the sides of the car, especially when making a left-hand turn. After owing the vehicle for several weeks, I collided with another car when making a left-hand turn. I couldn't see the car when turning until it was too late. I've been driving for 30+ years and have never had an accident before. I had another close call several weeks ago, and my husband almost didn't see a pedestrian because of the visibility issue. I looked up the problem online and see that many other have had this same problem. Please look into it. I called Toyota but they don't have a recall and said they couldn't help. I plan to change out my side view mirrors but wanted to bring this to your attention so that no one gets hurt by this issue. Thank you.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11553725
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown