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TOYOTA TOYOTA — SEATS

crash · 987136 · 2013-06-18

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
TOYOTA
Year
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SEATS
Miles at failure
4,000

Severity

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

Narrative

MY CAR WAS REAR ENDED WHILE I WAS STOPPED AT A YIELD SIGN WAITING TO MERGE ONTO A PARKWAY. THE SMALL CAR THAT HIT ME WAS PROBABLY TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. THE COLLISION CAUSED MY DRIVER'S SEAT TO MOVE FORWARD AND IT STOPPED JUST BEFORE I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. TOYOTA INSPECTED THE SEAT ON MAY 8, 2013 AND THEIR LEGAL DEPARTMENT ADVISED ME BY LETTER DATED JUNE 13, 2013 THAT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE TO REVEAL A MANUFACTURING OR DESIGN DEFECT WITH THE SEAT. TOYOTA SAID THAT THEY WOULD NOT "HONOR" THE CLAIM FOR REPAIR/REPLACEMENT OF THE POWER SEAT MECHANISM BECAUSE IT "MOVED THROUGH ITS ENTIRE RANGE OF MOTION" UPON INSPECTION. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10520387
Machine
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