| Issue ID | 1083396 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10607854 |
| Manufacurer | Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | RAV4 |
| Model Year | 2009 |
| File date | 19/05/14 |
| Component | SUSPENSION |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I received urgent safety recall notice for rear lower suspension arms (no. 1) on may 19, 2014. When i called the toyota dealership for an appointment to have this safety recall taken care of i was told that the parts are on national back order and would be 1-2 more weeks. I was placed on a list to be called when the parts come in. Since then i have called a couple of more times to the dealership just to check on the status of the parts. Now i am being told that they do not know when the parts will be in. There is a shortage of parts to fix this urgent safety recall. I believe this is untimely for the type of safety recall this is. Toyota needs to do more and get these parts in to fix this problem now! I would buy a new car if i could just to get rid of this one. I believe my life (and everyone else who owns a car under the recall) depends on this safety recall being done immediately. Looking through the paperwork on line it shows only 3. 9% completion rate with a recall that started well over a year ago.... |
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| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | BATH, ME |
| VIN pattern | JTMBF33V69DXXXXXX |
| 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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| 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 | 4 |
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