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2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA — SERVICE BRAKES

crash1 injured · 923990 · 2012-06-20

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
TUNDRA
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
36,807
Speed
65 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WAS ON MY WAY TO A JOB-SITE ON THE FREEWAY BETWEEN 9AM-10AM APPOX. GOING 65 MILES AN HOUR IN THE FAST LANE. THERE WAS A CONCRETE WALL ON MY LEFT AND A SUV ON THE RIGHT. THE SUV STARTED COMING INTO MY LANE I PUT MY BRAKES ON SUDDENLY TO HAVE THE IMPACT BE AT A SLOWER SPEED BUT AS I PUSHED DOWN ON THEM THEY FELL TO THE FLOOR SO I WAS TAKEN OUT AT 65 MILES AN HOUR. THE MAN WAS A RN NURSE WHO PULLED A GRAVEYARD SHIFT AND WAS DOSING OFF. HE ADMITTED IT WAS HIS FAULT AND THE COP SAID NO REPORT WOULD BE MADE BECAUSE THE LAW IS NO AMBULANCES NO REPORT. I DEMANDED A REPORT AND HE SAID THAT IS CALIFORNIA'S NEW LAW. TOLD TOYOTA ABOUT THE BRAKES FALLING TO THE FLOOR. THERE ANSWER IS " THAT IT WAS NORMAL". THEY INSPECTED THE ENGINE FOR DAMAGE. THEY NEVER INSPECTED THE BRAKES.. I AM NOW GOING THROUGH TOYOTA CORPORATION DEMANDING BRAKE INSPECTION! TRUCK WENT TO THE BODY SHOP TO BE REPAIRED.... *JS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10462441
Machine
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