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2012 Toyota RAV4 Visibility Wiper Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	982917
Internal NHTSA #	10513538
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	RAV4
Model Year	2012
File date	25/05/13
Component	VISIBILITY/WIPER
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The rear side window (not the rear passenger window - the stationary one to the trunk) spontaneously exploded when i closed the driver side door after getting into the car. The car was parked in my enclosed garage. There was nothing hitting the window and the window was not chipped or cracked before the explosion. 90% of the glass is on the garage floor indicating an explosion vs implosion. The car was not even running at the time. Air pressure inside an enclosed car should not cause a window to explode. Outside temperature 62. The car was less than a year old!
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Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	FREMONT, CA
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	29/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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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.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Toyota RAV4 Visibility Wiper Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Toyota RAV4 Visibility Wiper Problems, Complaints and Defects

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