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1996 Toyota RAV4 Steering Linkages Knuckle Spindle Arm Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	504947
Internal NHTSA #	10093012
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	RAV4
Model Year	1996
File date	13/03/04
Component	STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Note: toyota called and said that since i had the car repaired, they could not do anything..... I saved the part. I am writing now because i saw a tv news story about the roll-over concern with suv's. This would have been a tragic roll-over if not for the location and low speed. Dear toyota (edited for space), it is rare that i would take this step unless i thought not speaking up could be far more tragic or disastrous. Last week, as i was slowly turning the corner down a side street at work (i work on an army installation), i heard and felt a tremendous crash. My rav-4 dropped on the right side and the tire instantly blew. My momentum was stopped by a large concrete barrier or i may have hit someone. After i was towed (the car was not drivable), the mechanic confirmed what i was told by some of the engineers - something snapped (completely severed) underneath ("in a weird spot").... That something was part of the steering knuckle. As i travel route 80 in northern nj, i am very grateful when i was told that if i had been on a highway, i would have flipped, possibly several times, and, obviously, would not be writing to you now..... I bought my rav-4 in 1996 when they first came out. Although it cost me $1800. 00 in repairs, the money is least important in the scheme of things. I'm constantly looking at the road surface to avoid any bump.... Braking inappropriately, but this is not the way it should be. I would not be this upset if this was a small car, but this is a suv and i expect it to handle the rigors of a nj winter. Even a toyota mechanic told me this should not have happened... To paraphrase him....'these trucks are built to last forever'. Could there be a flaw in the part? I took a digital photo of the part that was completely severed (and no, it is not the ball joint). I cannot attach it to this e-mail. Telling me a bought the car in '96 and have over 100,000 miles on it is not an acceptable answer. Thank you, celeste goodhart. *ak
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Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HACKETTSTOWN, NJ
VIN pattern	JT3HP10VXT0XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	02/07/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Dealer's name	MEADOWLANDS
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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1996 Toyota RAV4 Steering Linkages Knuckle Spindle Arm Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

1996 Toyota RAV4 Steering Linkages Knuckle Spindle Arm Problems, Complaints and Defects

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