| Issue ID | 1009232 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10542449 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | RAV4 |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 24/08/13 |
| Component | SUSPENSION |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Turning from one street onto another at <5mph a pop occurred in the rear of vehicle and immediately i felt a drag and stopped. On the street, exiting vehicle i observed rear driver's wheel tilted significantly from the vertical. Had vehicle removed to my garage where rear suspension support was replaced. Now jumping hoops to get reimbursement from toyota. I never received any notice of recall only to find after local repair that toyota was planning a recall and then receiving today (sept. 7, 2013) from nhtsa the official recall notice (nhtsa campaign id number : 13v383) the issuance finally of such a recall. Given that toyota, over a year ago ("toyota is going to recall some 778,000 vehicles sold in the united states because of a rear-suspension failure. But not just yet. First, it has to figure out how to fix the problem." -by laurent belsie, business editor / august 2, 2012 , christian science monitor) knew of the problem it is unconscionable that such a delay occurred. Had this malfunction occurred on a major, high-speed highway, more likely than not i would not be composing this message today. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 141000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | CHAMPLAIN, NY |
| VIN pattern | JTMBD32VX75XXXXXX |
| 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 | 0 |
| 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 | 5 |
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