Issue ID | 1461249 |
Internal NHTSA # | 11088617 |
Manufacurer | Toyota Motor Corporation |
Brand | TOYOTA |
Model | HIGHLANDER |
Model Year | 2016 |
File date | 06/04/18 |
Component | TIRES |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | Left rear tire on our 2016 toyota highlander begin to loose air while passing a semi truck on the interstate highway. The tire pressure alarm notified the driver of tire pressure loss for an emergency stop. Upon a complete stop the tire pressure had dropped about 85 % or so, (not flat but very near so and completed the air loss within a short time after stopping).. We know this because i was following behind my wife driving the highlander at the time. Travel speed was between 65 and 70 mph at the time. The tires are the original that came on the toyota new and had about 27000 miles on them. Upon inspection of the tire it looks obvious that the tire was defective due to the substantial amount of visual crumbled rubber all inside the tire separated from the sidewalls in side and the massive blisters on the outside of the tire, we had all the tires replaced on the vehicle as we had no trust in the rest of the tires after this happened. Neither the toyo tire manufacturer rep., the local toyota dealership, or the toyota company would take responsibility for the failure, or offered any concessions against the replacement tires. Photos of the tire and or the tire itself is available for nhtsa if there is a request to review. Poor customer service from the toyo tire manufacturer, the local dealership or the toyota company is quite obvious to us that they had no concern for other people that may have the same toyo tires that toyota choose to put on the new vehicle that may cause an accident. The tire brand is toyo, tire line is open country, tire size 245-55-19 dot # 73hh (cnd2216) |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 27000 |
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Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | JOPLIN, MO |
VIN pattern | 5TDDKRFH7GSXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | N |
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Date of purchase | 29/06/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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Vehicle speed | 65 |
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