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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005077879 | Incident Date: Sep, 03 2005 |
| Consumer's City: MINNEAPOLIS | Consumer's State: MN |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: SIENNA | Model Year: 2005 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 5TDZA22C25S | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 05 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: My van has electric sliding side doors that can be actuated by several means. the forward motion has a safety sensor that will stop and reverse the closing of the door if a person should be in the way and that works well. however, there is not any way to sense a dangerous condition when the door is opening. upon opening, the door rolls out about 4 inches and then slides on a rail system to the rear of the vehicle. the accident occurred when my mother who was in a wheel chair just two inches away from the side of the rear closed door. a passenger hit the automatic door open button for that door. the door traveled outward 4 inches pinning the arm rest and began lifting the side of the chair and carrying her towards the back of the van. it apparently knocked her arm off the chair arm thus preventing pinning her hand as she and the door traveled to the rear of the van. during this accident the door received a longitudinal scraping dent. photos showing the dent with replication of the wheelchair could be provided, if requested before repairs are made. upon further checking this, i confirmed there was not any stop sensor or physical way to stop the door when in the opening mode. i also noted that the clearance between the doors inner side and the body presents a perfect pinch area for a hand or arm to wedge that would be capable squashing ones hand and or arm. the other event that occurred was when a person was leaning along the side of the van when the retracting door struck them and knocked them aside, fortunately without injury. *jb |
