# NHTSA Preliminary Evaluation PE96040
> **ENGINE COMPARTMENT HOOD SUPPORT FAILURES** · Opened 1996-05-22 · Closed 1996-09-04
## Investigation
- **Action number:** PE96040
- **Type:** Preliminary Evaluation
- **Open date:** 1996-05-22
- **Close date:** 1996-09-04
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Affected makes:** TOYOTA
- **Affected components:** STRUCTURE
- **Affected model years:** 1992
- **Affected (make, year) variants:** 1
## Summary

COMPLAINTS ALLEGE THAT THE HOD SUPPORT STRUTS FAIL CAUSING THE HOOD TO FALL ONTO OWNERS CAUSING INJURES.

## Source
- [NHTSA ODI investigation page](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults?searchType=ID&targetCategory=I&searchCriteria.nhtsa_ids=PE96040)
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