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2008 Toyota HIGHLANDER Latches Locks Linkages Tailgate Latch Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	854177
Internal NHTSA #	10396717
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER
Model Year	2008
File date	18/08/10
Component	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota highlander. The contact depressed the tailgate locking mechanism and while exiting a parking lot, the tailgate independently unlocked causing items to fall out of the vehicle. The contact stated that the electrical tailgate locking mechanisms failed and the contact would have to manually lock the tailgate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the dealer advised that the hinges on the tailgate would need to be replaced. The dealer replaced all of the hinges and latches but the failure was not corrected. The manufacturer was contacted and advised that there was not a repair that would permanently correct the issue. The dealer stated that they would replace the hinges at their expense for up to seven years or 70,000 miles. The failure mileage was 11,000.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	11000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	HOCKESSIN, DE
VIN pattern	JTEES42A792XXXXXX
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
No. of fatalities
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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Type of child seat code
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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 Latches Locks Linkages Tailgate Latch Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Toyota HIGHLANDER Latches Locks Linkages Tailgate Latch Problems, Complaints and Defects

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