| Issue ID | 686579 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10236998 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | AVALON |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 02/08/08 |
| Component | TIRES:VALVE |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Tl*the contact owns a 2004 toyota avalon. The vehicle has schrader (na) tire valves, model tr-414. When the contact pulled into the gas station, he was informed that he had a flat tire. He discovered that the front driver's side tire and rear passenger side tire were flat. The valve stems were found to be defective and one of the tires and valve stems were replaced. The part number was unknown. The failure mileage was 32,672 and current mileage was 32,800. Updated 09/23/08. *lj the consumer stated the valve stem had to be replaced twice, due to the tires loosing a significant amount of air. Updated 09/24/08. *jb |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 32700 |
| Number of Occurences | 2 |
| Source of the issue | HOTLINE VOQ |
| City and State | FLOYDS KNOBS, IN |
| VIN pattern | 4T1BF28B14UXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 12/03/04 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Drive train type | |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | 70 |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | GREEN TOYOTA TOYOTA |
| Dealer's telephone number | 862-284-2277 |
| Dealer's city | CLARKSVILLE |
| Dealer's state code | IN |
| Dealer's ZIP code | 47131 |