# 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA — STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `388655` · 2003-01-10 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** TUNDRA
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
- **Miles at failure:** 6,500
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## Narrative
CAB SEPARATED FROM CHASSIS.  CAB IS ATTACHED TO CHASSIS AT 4 FLANGES WELDED TO FRAME.  2 EACH 10 MM BOLTS CONNECT CAB TO EACH FLANGE.  A 71 MM HOLE EXISTS IN FLANGE BETWEEN THE 2 EACH 13 MM HOLES FOR THE 10 MM BOLTS.  ONLY 6 MM OF FLANGE STEEL EXISTS BETWEEN 13 MM HOLES AND 71 MM HOLE.  CAB SEPARATED BY TEARING 10 MM BOLT NUTS THROUGH THE 13 MM HOLES AT THE 6 MM DIMENSION.  IT HAS BEEN MY EXPERIENCE IN AIRCRAFT STRUCTUREAL REPAIR THAT THE MINIMUM DIMENSION FOR HOLE SPACING IS 3 HOLE DIAMETERS (I.E., HOLE SPACING SHOULD HAVE BEEN APPROXIMATELY 30 MM INSTEAD OF 6 MM).
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