Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / RAV4 / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002208365 Incident Date: Dec, 21 2002
Consumer's City: BRIDGEWATER Consumer's State: NJ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: RAV4 Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JT3HP10V4V7 Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 30 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 22 1997
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The subject is "improper circuit design caused self ignited fire to the vehicle because of an electric abnormality within the radiator fan motor" . the time that happened the motor was off and car in park in front of my house. vehicle is a 1997 toyota rav-4 manufactured in april 1997 by the toyota motor corporation at their assembly plant in motomachi-thara, japan. at the time of its fabrication , the vehicle was assigned unique public identification number [xxx]. computerized scrutiny of this number relative to check digit"4" and sequence number "056588" has confirmed the vehicle identity. there was investigation by the hard facts investigative engineering reported on january 01, 2003. i will be able to send copy of the whole report. i filed a complaint to the company at the following address:toyota motors sales , u.s.a.,inc. 19001 s. western avenue,p.o. box 2722, torrance,ca 90509-2722 to [xxx]. , claim analyst ,legal department, on 12/23/2002. the case id #[xxx]. the answer was the car is old and the vehicle odometer indicates a registered 49,851 miles road utility. case is closed. *nlm information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr