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2010 Toyota RAV4 Wheels Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1217280
Internal NHTSA #	10762007
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	RAV4
Model Year	2010
File date	14/09/11
Component	WHEELS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I went to rotate the tires for the first time on my 2010 rav4 2. 5 v6. I had never had the tires off before. The only time they would have been off was when i went back to the dealer after having the car for approximately 6 months to have the front 2 wheels re-balanced because of a slight shaking in the steering wheel. This fixed the problem. However when i went to rotate 4 tires, 2 of the front lug bolts broke. When i inspected them i could see that a couple more looked like they were also stretched between the threads, most likely from over torquing. Knowing that they would likely break also, i decided to reinstall the wheel anyway and see at what torque point the others would break. The ones that already were stretched broke at 85 ft lbs. 2 others that were not visibly stretched broke at 90 & 95 ft. Lbs. I've worked on and restored cars for 50 years. I know what wheel studs will take before they break. I've never had 13 mm or 1/2 inch wheel bolts break at this low torque. The replacement bolts, wagner brake brand, are marked as a metric 10. 9 strength bolt, equivalent to a sae grade 8. These are rated to take +/- 100 ft. Lbs. Torque. The stock toyota bolts have no markings and they recommend 80 ft lbs as the amount to tighten to. I believe 8. 8 are stock strength bolts which would take 80 ft lbs, but these are inferior if they are 8. 8 and leave no margin for error (over 80 ft lbs). Someone using an impact wrench could easily over stress these inferior bolts. I have saved all 20 bolts i replaced. I believe if they were independently tested it would show that they are unsafe for these cars. From what i have found on the internet, this seems to be wide spread on most 2009 and 2010 rav4 cars. It would be interesting to see what these 2 years bolts test at compared to the 2012 and later models. It might show that toyota knew they had a breakage problem.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	9225
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CENTENNIAL, CO
VIN pattern	2T3DK4DVXAWXXXXXX
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
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
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2010 Toyota RAV4 Wheels Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2010 Toyota RAV4 Wheels Problems, Complaints and Defects

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