| Issue ID | 532257 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10113866 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | HIGHLANDER |
| Model Year | 2005 |
| File date | 08/03/05 |
| Component | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | We took our 2005 toyota highlander to the tire shop for a tire rotation @ 10,000 miles. When the wheel nuts were hand torqued to 85pli two wheel studs broke. The employee told us that the metal seemed soft. We have the broken studs if you want us to send them in for testing. *ak |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 10000 |
| Number of Occurences | 2 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | ALBANY, OR |
| VIN pattern | JTEEP21AX50XXXXXX |
| 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? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Drive train type | AWD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | 0 |
| 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 | CAPITOL TOYOTA |
| Dealer's telephone number | 5033704800 |
| Dealer's city | SALEM |
| Dealer's state code | OR |
| Dealer's ZIP code | 97302 |