| Issue ID | 957479 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10490768 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | RAV4 |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 20/02/12 |
| Component | SUSPENSION |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Steering has play and clunk at times causing car to swerve do mechanical defect and/or over correction of the driver do to sensation of loss of steering control. After reading user forms on this vehicle it is common to the vehicle and should be recalled by toyota to prevent fatal accidents. Recall items should include middle shaft and rack and pinion. Websites below tell people to complain to toyota but this should be mandated by the nhtsa http://www. Aboutautomobile. Com/complaint/2007/toyota/rav4/steering http://www. Rav4world. Com/forums/99-4-3-mechanical/82616-steering-intermediate-shaft-clunk-solution. Html. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 46000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | EL GRANADA, CA |
| VIN pattern | JTMBK31V775XXXXXX |
| 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 |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
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| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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