# 2009 TOYOTA RAV4 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
> NHTSA complaint `777229` · 2010-03-26 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** RAV4
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)    THESE EVENTS HAPPENED ON 12/22/10 IN SAN DIEGO.  THE OWNER, MY CLIENT, WAS DRIVING A NEW 2009 TOYOTA RAV 4.  HERE ARE THE VEHICLE SPECIFICS:    TOYOTA RAV 4  5 DOOR 4X2 SUV  VIN: [XXX]  YR/MDL: 2009/4430A    HERE IS HIS NARRATIVE:     I WAS IN THE LEFT MOST LANE ON MIRAMAR BLVD. HEADED EAST TOWARDS THE 15 FWY. WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR 'JUMPED' FORWARD AND ACROSS THE CENTER INTO THE NEXT LANE AND INTO THE REAR OF A  SEMI-TRUCK THAT WAS JUST TAKING OFF FROM A STOP AT THE LIGHT THAT HAD JUST TURNED GREEN.     I REMEMBER DRIVING AND I REMEMBER THE CAR LUNGING ACROSS THE CENTER LANE AND THE SIGHT OF BEING RIGHT AT THE BACK OF THE SEMI-TRUCK ALL OF A SUDDEN. THEY FOUND ME UNCONSCIOUS AND I ENDED UP AT SCRIPPS HOSP. FOR A WEEK AND MY CAR WAS TOTALED.     I WAS OFF WORK FOR 3 WEEKS AND I HAVE NOT REPLACED MY CAR BUT I AM CARPOOLING CURRENTLY.    ACSC JUST FINISHED AN INSPECTION ON MY RAV 4 AND THE FOOT PEDAL AND DOES NOT RULE OUT THAT THE FOOT PEDAL HAD A PROBLEM STATING THAT TOYOTA NEEDS TO TAKE THE PEDAL OFF AND DIS-ASSEMBLE IT FOR A CONCLUSIVE ANSWER.     NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AS THE VEHICLE SITS IN A AAA LOT IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.  IT HAS BEEN DEEMED A SALVAGE BY THE INSURER. *TR
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