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2018 Toyota RAV4 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1526344
Internal NHTSA #	11164698
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	RAV4
Model Year	2018
File date	24/12/18
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	After purchasing our brand-new 2018 rav4 from authorized toyota dealer, we were heading back home. On our way, we noticed burning smell followed by black smoke filled front side of the cabin. I quickly moved my car to the right side parking lot. While changing the lane i could not even see the right mirror because of the black smoke in the cabin. As soon as i parked the car and we got off the car, within a few seconds flames from the hoods were noticed i called emergency service (911) and to our disbelief to watch our new car burning in front of us. It was only 15 mins drive from dealer when we the incident happened. It took only 10 mins to see my car was destroyed by flames. I could not get anything out from front or back seats
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Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ALPHARETTA, GA
VIN pattern	JTMWFREV1JJXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
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No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	10
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Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
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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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2018 Toyota RAV4 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2018 Toyota RAV4 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?