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2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA — VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR

fire · 664423 · 2008-04-04

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
SEQUOIA
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
Miles at failure
20,000

Severity

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

Narrative

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. A FIRE AND POLICE REPORT WERE BOTH FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD ONLY REIMBURSE THE CONTACT FOR HALF THE COST OF THE VEHICLE, STATING THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 20,000. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THE FIRE MAY HAVE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PRIOR TO THE FIRE, THE TIRES WERE WEARING UNEVENLY, THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR WAS LOOSE AND THE REAR GLASS DID NOT OPEN. UPDATED 04/23/08

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10223388
Machine
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