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2012 Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID Fuel System, Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	971480
Internal NHTSA #	10504203
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER HYBRID
Model Year	2012
File date	22/03/13
Component	FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Took the vehicle in for the 15,000 miles check up. This vehicle isn't even a year old. They told us the fuel tank charcoal canister was cracked, however the plastic shrowd was not. The dealer wanted $1,100 dollars to fix this. This should be covered under warranty. How could this car less than 20,000 miles and less than a year old have a cracked canister, without the shrowd being cracked. Dealer said this was not covered under warranty. This is a defect then that should be covered by a recall.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	15445
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	IDAHO FALLS, ID
VIN pattern	JTEDC3EH8C2XXXXXX
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	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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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID Fuel System, Other Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID Fuel System, Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

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