| Issue ID | 958908 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10492160 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | RAV4 |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 30/12/12 |
| Component | SUSPENSION |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | We were on a major highway going home from one part of the state to another when we thought we had a flat tire. Suddenly we lost control of the car going from the slow lane, crossing the passing lane and ending in the snowy median. The rear lower suspension arm no. 1 totally failed. Our home toyota dealer was suppose to inspect it on dec. 5 when we had our car in for an earlier recall. They had mentioned that we were going to get a notice in the mail and it would be taken care of that day. That did not happen since the repairing toyota dealer charged back the costs plus the towing costs to our home toyota dealer. We just got our recall notice today. Updated 02/26/13*l's |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 900000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | OXFORD , OH |
| VIN pattern | JTMZK31VX75XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
| 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 |
| Drive train type | FWD |
| Transmission type | |
| Vehicle speed | 65 |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | THAYER CHEVROLET TOYOTA |
| Dealer's telephone number | 353-5751 |
| Dealer's city | BOWLING GREEN |
| Dealer's state code | OH |
| Dealer's ZIP code | 43402 |