| Issue ID | 735130 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10280567 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | RAV4 |
| Model Year | 2009 |
| File date | 11/08/09 |
| Component | TIRES |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | We purchased a new rav4, in may 2009. Yesterday while the car was parked the left rear tire explosively blew out the sidewall, the car has 2400 miles on it. The person who witnessed the failure said it sounded like a shotgun blast. I also found this in our toyota vehicle owner service records: by dealer 05/05/09toyota of mcdonough 5 0092548repair flat tireview details basically this car has had two tire failures in less than 3000 miles. A relative of ours, the one who recommended the rav 4 to us, had a similar experience with his new 2009 rav4 with yokohama tires, but since he was on the interstate traveling at a high rate of speed the tire was shredded to badly to determine the cause of failure. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 2400 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | FAYETTEVILLE, GA |
| VIN pattern | JTMZF31V79DXXXXXX |
| 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? | |
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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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| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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