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2021 TOYOTA RAV4 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

crash1 injured · 2141820 · 2025-10-21

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
RAV4
Year
2021
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
23,000

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owned a 2021 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that his wife had just parked the vehicle in front of the business and was about to move the shift gear lever to park(P), when the vehicle accelerated independently, jumped the cement parking block, and crashed into a tree, where it came to a stop. None of the air bags were deployed. The contact suffered minor injuries; had a bruise on the right breast, back pain, chest pain, and lower neck pain that did not require medical attention. The police were not notified. The vehicle was towed to a collision center, and the insurance company then towed to vehicle to another collision center where the vehicle was declared a total loss. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 23,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11694758
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown