Tl* the contact owns a 2012 toyota rav4. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v284000 (air bags) and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. the dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available and only stated that they had received a limited supply of parts. the manufacturer was contacted and could not provide an estimated date for when the contacts vehicle would receive the recall repair. the contact had also experienced a failure in which the rear passenger side tire constantly had to be refilled with air. the dealer was notified of the failure. the vehicle was taken to a tire repair shop for inspection and repair but the details were unknown. the failure mileage was unknown. vin tool confirms parts not available.
I had just gotten on a 6 lane expressway with a 45 mph speed limit. hands at ten and two - just watching the road going about 40 mph in the far left lane so people could turn on the road. i had been having a clunking sound when i would pull out of my driveway for awhile but didn't want to go back to the dealer because i had just gotten a 10,000 mile oil change and after removing a tire with a nail in it found they had to order the tire, which took 3 weeks to get (apparently run flat tires are still in japan,,) so, i back to my near death experience- i was driving slower than the speed limit down the road when i lost all steering in my vehicle and i was headed into oncoming traffic. i hit the tall cement median and i pulled as hard as i could back to the right. after i hit i had a little control again. with both drivers side tires striped flat i had enough steering to put my hazards on and get back on the correct side of the road and pull the thing into a side parking lot to be towed. i feel like the thing is trying the kill me! warranty has to cover this but i think i'm gonna have to trade it in. too scared to drive the [xxx] thing. atlleast i have two witnesses that can verify my event incase toyota tries to screw me over. rav4s r dangerous vehicles and something has to be recalled or people r going to die. *tr information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr