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2013 LEXUS IS — VISIBILITY/WIPER

crash · 2018490 · 2024-08-22

Vehicle

Make
LEXUS
Model
IS
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VISIBILITY/WIPER
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

This model was affected by the originally cosmetic, but well documented "sticky dash" recall. I am an automotive enthusiast who has worked within the industry for over 12 years, including notifying customers of NHTSA recalls and assisting with scheduling recalls to be performed. The dashboard can be severely melted to the point of becoming a mirror finish, I was driving at night in the headlights from an opposing truck reflected off the shiny surface of the dashboard having been melted by sunlight. I have great vision and was wearing prescription lenses, the incident nearly caused an oncoming collision. I slid into a ditch briefly and did not sustain damage to my vehicle.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11610108
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown