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2015 Toyota HIGHLANDER Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1370202
Internal NHTSA #	10971873
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER
Model Year	2015
File date	08/04/16
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owned a 2015 toyota highlander. While driving approximately 50 mph on a winding road, the steering wheel locked up and prevented the contact from maintaining control. As a result, the vehicle drove into a ditch and flipped over. The air bags deployed. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. A police report was filed. The contact received injuries to the face and leg. Medical attention was not needed. The dealer stated that the vehicle was included in and repaired per nhtsa campaign number: 15v144000 (steering). The contact stated that they were never informed of the recall or the repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 15,425.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	15425
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	BACONTON, GA
VIN pattern	5TDKKRFH8FSXXXXXX
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
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	09/09/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	50
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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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2015 Toyota HIGHLANDER Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2015 Toyota HIGHLANDER Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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