2005 TOYOTA SIENNA — STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA — STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
Start: 2008-01-04

1 injured · 654440 · 2008-01-21

Vehicle

Make: TOYOTA
Model: SIENNA
Year: 2005
Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Component: STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
Miles at failure: 38,000

Severity

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

Narrative

REAR TAILGATE WAS OPENED TO REMOVE GROCERIES AND IT SUDDENLY CAME DOWN ON MY SON AS HE WAS REMOVING A BAG. HE WAS HIT IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD AND SHOULDER. THE TAILGATE NOW COMES DOWN AFTER EITHER USING THE MANUAL OR AUTOMATIC LIFT. HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED, HAVE FAULTY PART (APPEARS TO BE ONE OF THE EXTERNAL LIFT STRUTS). *TR

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10215538
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown