Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / TACOMA / 2002

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000192757 Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: RI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: TACOMA Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Equipment
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 20 2002 Complaint Type: MVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 30 2001
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: When using the jack handle to lower the spare tire, it get lodged in the slots. the hooked shape renders it imposible to remove easily making tire changing very dangerous. the simple fix is to provide a second incert to be used to lower the tire. this would not have a hooked end thus avoiding getting hung up on the shield around the lowering slot nut.