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2007 TOYOTA TACOMA — STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

crash · 787516 · 2010-05-14

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
TACOMA
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
Miles at failure
44,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TOYOTA 2007 TACOMA. NICE NEW ,THE TRUCK HAS BEEN VERY UNFORGIVING ,,,THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARE PLACED SO CLOSE TOGETHER , THAT ITS NOT A QUESTION OF COULD,, BUT ANSWER IS YES.. ITS HAPPENED TO ME, SISTER BORROWED IT,AND I WARNED ABOUT THE PROBLEM,SHE STILL RAN INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE..THE TRUCK IS DANGEROUS..IM USED TO IT, BUT STILL IF I HAVE BOOTS ON, I HAVE TROUBLE.. THE PEDALS ARE SO CLOSE, AND NEARLY THE SAME HEIGHT..I CANT BELIEVE THIS VERY DANGEROUS DESIGN HASN'T BEEN IDENTIFIED AND REPAIRED. I DARE NOT LOAN MY TRUCK TO ANYONE , BECAUSE OF PAST EXPERIENCE.. ITS JUST NOT SAFE!!! I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO CHANGE THE ORIGINAL DESIGN, BUT , TO MAKE IT SAFE I MIGHT HAVE TOO.. COME ON TOYOTA ,,THIS IS A PROBLEM.. LETS FIX IT.. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10330516
Machine
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