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2008 Toyota HIGHLANDER Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1203468
Internal NHTSA #	10743918
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER
Model Year	2008
File date	26/07/15
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota highlander. While driving at 5 mph and parking the vehicle in the garage at home, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without the accelerator pedal being depressed. The vehicle crashed through the interior wall of the garage, only coming to a stop after damaging the outer brick facade of the building. The air bags did not deploy. There was no police report filed and no injuries sustained. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 98,000. Updated 10/07/15lj updated 12/11/2017cn
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	98000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	JACKSONVILLE, FL
VIN pattern	JTEDS42A282XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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	FWD
Transmission type
Vehicle speed	5
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Type of child seat code
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Dealer's name	THOMASVILLE TOYOTA
Dealer's telephone number	229-228-0555
Dealer's city	THOMASVILLE
Dealer's state code	GA
Dealer's ZIP code	31792

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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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2008 Toyota HIGHLANDER Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Toyota HIGHLANDER Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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