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2011 Toyota HIGHLANDER Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1297825
Internal NHTSA #	10883996
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER
Model Year	2011
File date	06/07/16
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	At 8:00 am on 7/7/2016, my son was driving my highlander 2011 to work at 80 m/h on road 287 in nj. The vin is [xxx]. The car in front of my son was slowing down. My son was trying to brake the car to slow down. But, the all brakes stopped working and the dashboard screen displaying a warning message "brake: brake malfunction". My highlander 2011 crashed into the car in front of it. My car was just maintained on 3/15/2106 at towne toyota, ledgewood, nj 07852. All brakes were updated. Please advise me who should take the responsibility for "brake malfunction". Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	64300
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HACKETTSTOWN, NJ
VIN pattern	5TDBK3EH2BSXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	26/04/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	AWD
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Vehicle speed	80
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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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2011 Toyota HIGHLANDER Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 Toyota HIGHLANDER Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

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