Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / AVALON / 2001

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004298813 Incident Date: Aug, 31 2004
Consumer's City: QUINCY Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: AVALON Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Unknown or other
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4T1BF28B11U Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 20 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 31 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Both visors (l&r) have broken. when the visor is latched out of the way there is undue stress on the hinge and anchor causing the hinge assembly to break apart . this stress also causes the anchor that to holds the visor at rest to rip out. this is clearly is a desgin flaw and should be repaired by toyota. i was told out of warranty at 39,000 miles, sorry.*ak