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2008 Toyota HIGHLANDER Air Bags Side Window Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	804892
Internal NHTSA #	10345743
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER
Model Year	2008
File date	23/05/10
Component	AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	When the vehicle was purchased the airbag light came on intermittently. The sales person said this was normal when someone was in the passenger seat. The vehicle was taken in for regular maintenance and supposedly this was checked. On 5/23/10, the vehicle was on, but "parked" and both side airbags deployed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, it was inspected by a toyota engineer and both the dealer and engineer have refused to disclose the cause for the deployment of both airbags which caused injuries and damages.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	35859
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MILWAUKEE, WI
VIN pattern	JTEDS41A682XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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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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2008 Toyota HIGHLANDER Air Bags Side Window Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Toyota HIGHLANDER Air Bags Side Window Problems, Complaints and Defects

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