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2002 Toyota HIGHLANDER Equipment Mechanical Jacks Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	628183
Internal NHTSA #	10189253
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER
Model Year	2002
File date	14/12/06
Component	EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:JACKS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owns a 2002 toyota highlander. The contact attempted to change the front driver's side tire with the jack provided by the manufacturer. The jack bent forward and caused the vehicle to lean towards him. He believed that this was due to metal fatigue of the jack. As a result, the tire landed on his left foot and trapped it underneath the vehicle. When he contacted the manufacturer, they sent him a letter stating that the vehicle's weight caused the jack to fail. No other offers, explanations, or remedies have been made. The current mileage is 55,500 , and failure mileage was 48,000. *ak updated 06/06/07
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	48000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	ENDWELL, NY
VIN pattern	JTEGF21A220XXXXXX
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	1
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	30/06/02
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	FWD
Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	0
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Location of tire code
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Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name	KENT BROWN TOYOTA
Dealer's telephone number	866-428-0762
Dealer's city	ELMIRA
Dealer's state code	NY
Dealer's ZIP code	14903

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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.
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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.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2002 Toyota HIGHLANDER Equipment Mechanical Jacks Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2002 Toyota HIGHLANDER Equipment Mechanical Jacks Problems, Complaints and Defects

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