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1978 Toyota Hi Lux Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jul 15, 1999
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Jul 15, 1999

What this page shows

Our database holds 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 1978 Toyota Hi Lux. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Powertrain (other)
Filed Jul 15, 1999

I LEARNED BY COINCIDENCE FROM A FELLOW TOYOTA BASED MOTORHOME THAT HE HAD THE REAREND REPLACED WITH A HEAVIER DUTY ONE THROUGH A PROGRAM OFFERED BY TOYOTA AND THE MOTORHOME MANUFACTURERS. HOWEVER, WHEN I CONTACTED ROTTER TOYOTA IN TUMWATER, WA, I WAS INFORMED THE PROGRAM HAD EXPIRED AND WAS OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE SOME PARTS THAT WERE REMOVED FROM SOME OF THE REPLACEMENTS. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICE OF THIS 'RECALL' OR I CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF IT, BECAUSE I HAVE HAD SEVERAL REAR BEARING FAILURES PRIOR TO THE RECENT FRIGHTENING EVENT OF HAVING THE REAR WHEEL COME OFF. I AM CERTAINLY THANKFUL I WAS TRAVELLING AT LOW SPEED WHEN IT OCCURRED. I BELIEVE IT WOULD BE UNSAFE TO SIMPLY REPAIR THE VEHICLE TO ITS ORIGINAL AND TOYOTA SHOULD EXTEND THEIR 'RECALL' AND REPLACE THE REAREND AND WHEELS WITH UNITS APPROPRIATE FOR THE LOAD OF THE MOTORHOME. THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION. BILL MEEKER.

NHTSA ID
708660
Incident
Dec 29, 1998

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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