1998 TOYOTA AVALON — STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1998 TOYOTA AVALON — STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
Start: 2004-12-01

1 injured · 508701 · 2004-12-17

Vehicle

Make: TOYOTA
Model: AVALON
Year: 1998
Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Component: STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
Miles at failure: 70,000

Severity

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

Narrative

THE HYDRAULIC UNIT THAT HOLDS UP THE HOOD MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO SMASH HIS HAND DUE TO HYDRAULIC UNIT'S FAILURE TO HOLD UP THE HOOD. *AK *TC

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10101773
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown