Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / HIGHLANDER / 2006

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 006079181 Incident Date: Sep, 14 2006
Consumer's City: SAN JOSE Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: HIGHLANDER Model Year: 2006
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JTEEP21A760 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 17 2006 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 04 2005
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt*: the contact stated while driving 65 mph a metal sheet hit the gas tank creating a hole. the vehicle was towed to the dealer where the gas tank was observed to be 3/4 covered in metal and 1/4 covered in plastic. the hole was created in the plastic portion of the gas tank. the dealer determined that the gas tank met the nhtsa fmvss therefore repairs would not be free of charge. the manufacturer was also alerted. *nm