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2000 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER — STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

1 injured · 831148 · 2010-12-16

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
LAND CRUISER
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
Miles at failure
144,000

Severity

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

Narrative

I OWNED 2000 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER. THE FRONT HOOD CAME DOWN HARD WHILE I WAS CHECKING THE LEVEL OF THE ENGINE OIL. THE LIFT CYLINDERS ( 10 YEARS OLD / 2000 MODEL..) ARE NOT BE ABLE TO HOLD THE WEIGHT OF THE HOOD. AND THE HOOD CAME DOWN HARD ON MY HEAD WHILE I WAS CHECKING THE ENGINE OIL LEVEL... THE LIFT CYLINDERS OF THE ENGINE HOOD SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR THE SAFETY REASON.... *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10370883
Machine
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