| Issue ID | 1067473 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10592365 |
| Manufacurer | Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | RAV4 |
| Model Year | 2013 |
| File date | 13/05/14 |
| Component | UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Dear sirs, i don't have nothing to hide, we here on the island of curacao have been experiencing many vehicles which are chinese and their vin no, are also cloned, i believe this is a world problem, and also us manufacturers have to understand that this is a world problem, and they can also help to expose this situation. I have posted many on blogs, which has to do with the cloning of cars. There was also an issue with some one bought a vehicle at the toyota dealer a rav4 2013 and we came to find out that it is a 2010 mexican clone car. And i have reported these also to other agencies in usa , one of them is the sec securities exchange commission whistle blower department. *js |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 10000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | JAMAICA, NY |
| VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | Y |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | Y |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 1 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 60 |
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| Was defective tire repaired? | |
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| Type of child seat code | |
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