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2018 TOYOTA COROLLA — TIRES

crash · 2042793 · 2024-11-23

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
TIRES
Speed
70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

A whole new set of 4 tires were purchased and installed on the vehicle on 10/10/2024. While driving at highway speed 3 weeks later the rear driver side tire, in quick succession, went flat and almost instantaneously disintegrated causing the car to spin out and crash off the road. The car airbags deployed- saving the driver from injury or worse. Since the incident occurred out of home state and far from home and the car was totaled - it was sold as junked and not available for inspection. The accident could have involved other vehicles if the road was more crowded. Since only a single vehicle was involved - Maryland police would not write or provide a report. We believe that the tire failed on its own and wasn’t caused by an external object.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11627042
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown