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2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA — AIR BAGS

crash · 277165 · 2001-02-18

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
TUNDRA
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
AIR BAGS
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THIS TRUCK HAS DEFECTS IN THE STEEING,TIRES,BRAKES, AIRBAGS,AND HADLING.AT 6244 MILES,STEER TIRES WERE AT 6/32(12/32 NEW)COPLAINED TO DELER THEY SAID NORMAL TIRE WEAR,NEEDS ROTATED! THIS FRONT END SLID, SQEELED,JUMPS AROUND CORNERS!TWO ENG. TOM SUPERITTS&LEE HAMMLER FROM K.C. CORP. SAYS NOTHING WRONG WITH TRUCK!THERE BOSS STEVE EISBAMRTH WILL NOW BUY ME TIRES BUT WON'T ADMIT THE IS A PROBLEM. THIS OFFER DIDN'T HAPPEN UNTILL I TOLD THEM I WAS TURING THIS IN TO NHTSA, THEN THEY WANTED TO KEEP ME QUIET. I AM READY TO TURN THIS TRUCK BACK TO THEM BECAUSE OF THERE BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND BAD PRODUCT. BOTTOM LINE ON SAFETY CORNERS ON WET PAVEMENT LIKE ON PATCHES OF ICE WHEN I WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT, BRAKES VIBRATED, TIRES SLID, AND ON IMPACT RT. BUMPER BENT IN TO TIRE RT. FENDER CREASED BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT COME OUT. THIS TRUCK SHOULD GO IN FOR FURTHER TESTING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*AK (DOT NUMBER: AP72EW1123 TIRESIZE: P265/70R16)

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
741099
Machine
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