| Issue ID | 1398649 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11013842 |
| Manufacurer | Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | RAV4 |
| Model Year | 2011 |
| File date | 08/08/17 |
| Component | STEERING |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Today when i was parking my car in parking lot, i realized that it is very difficult to move my steering wheel to left and right. It was really difficult or required a lot of force to move my steering wheel while parking. The vehicle was in stationary or moving very slowly and i was not able to move steering wheel in either direction easily. This is the first time i have faced this steering wheel issue i had never faced this issue before while driving my vehicle. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 47050 |
| Number of Occurences | |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | EDEN PRAIRIE, MN |
| VIN pattern | 2T3YF4DV9BWXXXXXX |
| 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 | |
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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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