| Issue ID | 1512657 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11150723 |
| Manufacurer | Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | RAV4 |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 09/11/18 |
| Component | SUSPENSION |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | My vehicle was one of approximately 750,000 vehicles involved in toyota's 2013 csj safety recall. However, it was excluded from the august 2016 gov safety recall, as were about 420,000 other vehicles. According to toyotatalk. Com, since so many of these rav4s were excluded from the g0v safety recall which calls for mandatory replacement of the rear suspension arm mounting hardware, this means there are hundreds of thousands of affected rav4 vehicles on american highways with either: 1. Potentially rusting and/or corroding mounting hardware for the rear suspension arm that has not been replaced 2. The inability to have a rear wheel alignment which could lead to dangerous tire wear the title of the article on toyotatalk. Com is "the defective toyota rav4 tube-style rear suspension arm." it was posted on april 28, 2018. Here is the link: https://toyotatalk. Com/defective-rav4-suspensions/ on november 5, 2018, the owner of dinsmore tire in morgantown, west virginia, informed me that one of the tires on the rear had uneven rear. He cited a mechanical defect with the vehicle as the reason why. He stated that if it becomes necessary to submit a warranty claim on my vehicle |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 134461 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | MORGANTOWN, WV |
| VIN pattern | JTMZD33V075XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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