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2008 Toyota YARIS Structure Frame And Members Underbody Shield Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	938374
Internal NHTSA #	10472948
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	YARIS
Model Year	2008
File date	20/08/12
Component	STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELD
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	my 4 year old 2008 toyota yaris with approximately 57,000 miles started making a clunking/banging sound when i would travel over small bumps or brake slowly. I took the car to my mechanic who looked at it and told me that i should take it to the toyota dealer for repairs. He told me that a bolt holding the passenger lower suspension arm to the frame had corroded and sheared off. He said that if i continued driving it the entire passenger side suspension and wheel would likely break away from the car. He showed me a repair bulletin that toyota had produced detailing the problem and stated that they should take care of it because it was an obvious manufacturing defect and since failure of that bolt could lead to a catastrophic accident. I took my car to the dealership and they looked up the bulletin and showed me that this problem was only covered as part of the basic 3 year warranty. I would be responsible for paying for the repair myself. When i picked up my car from the dealership they handed me what was left of the bolt they replaced and the other bolt that held the control arm in place. Both bolts were badly corroded and had been replaced with new bolts that the service manager told me were a different part number and were corrosion resistant. Toyota obviously knows that this is a problem because they are using different parts than the cars were shipped with from the factory. The toyota service manager told me to keep my receipt because he expects this to be a recall issue and told me that i will be reimbursed when it is recalled. Please force toyota to recall these vehicles before someone loses the front end of their car and their life because of a poorly constructed $5 bolt.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	56900
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	NORWALK, OH
VIN pattern	JTDBT923X81XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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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	5
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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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2008 Toyota YARIS Structure Frame And Members Underbody Shield Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Toyota YARIS Structure Frame And Members Underbody Shield Problems, Complaints and Defects

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