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1999 TOYOTA TACOMA — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

crash · 669654 · 2008-05-13

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
TACOMA
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY SON WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WITH MY TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCK IN MARCH. HE LOST CONTROL AND TOTALED THE TRUCK. I WAS RECENTLY INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON TOYOTA TACOMA FOR RUSTED FRAMES. I WAS TOLD THE FRAME WAS BENT AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THEREFORE I THOUGHT THAT THE RUSTED FRAME MAY HAVE CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. I CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS TOLD BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND NO LONGER REGISTERED IT WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE RECALL. THE FRAME IS BADLY RUSTED AND MAY HAVE CAUSED THE ACCIDENT, BUT BECAUSE IT IS NO LONGER DRIVABLE THE DEALER WILL NOT INSPECT IT FOR THE RUSTED FRAME SO I AM NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE RECALL. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10227685
Machine
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