| Issue ID | 1000567 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10533502 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | CAMRY |
| Model Year | 2008 |
| File date | 01/07/13 |
| Component | VISIBILITY/WIPER |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Passenger sun visor fell from it's folded position from ceiling. 2 or 3 days later the visor completely falls off the support arm altogether. Not even in use during either incident. No passenger even in the seat using the visor. 1-2 weeks later the same thing occurs with the driver's visor. This is a known issue with all 2007-2008 camry's. Toyota has extended the warranty for the sun visors for all camry's built in the u. S. A., but has elected not to offer this extended warranty to it's owners of the japanese built models (such as mine). The visors are only available through toyota for replacement and they ask $230 per visor plus labor for install (over $500 when all is said and done). Upon calling toyota customer service to ask why they aren't offering the extended warranty for japanese built models that are having the exact same issue as their american-built counterparts they had no answers for me. They did offer to extend me a one-time credit for $250 in repairs to offset the cost of their inferior product and known problem. This doesn't even cover 50% of the cost of parts and labor to have both of the visors repaired. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 72500 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | GILBERT, AZ |
| VIN pattern | JTNBK46K183XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
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| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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