NHTSA Complaint #10735279 — 2001 TOYOTA 4RUNNER

THE UNFORTUNATE & COMMON FRAME RUST ISSUE THAT HAS PLAGUED THOUSANDS OF OWNERS OF THIS MODEL TOYOTA HAS NOW AFFECTED US. SAFETY CONCERN QUITE HIGH SINCE THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY IS SEVERELY COMPROMISED DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW AS NOTED COUNTLESS TIMES BY NUMEROUS 4RUNNER OWNERS. THIS ISSUE IS IDENTICAL TO THAT WITH TACOMA FRAMES OF THE SAME VINTAGE (WHICH ARE IDENTICAL IN DESIGN & BUILD TO THAT OF THIS MODEL STYLE 4RUNNER), WHICH WAS ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION. YET NO RECALL TO ASSIST 4RUNNER OWNERS HAS BEEN EXECUTED. IT APPEARS THAT TOYOTA IS ALLOWING VEHICLES TO BECOME PREMATURELY UNUSABLE & UNSAFE FOR CONSUMERS. TOYOTA HAS EITHER REPLACED SOME FRAMES ON SIMILAR VINTAGE 4RUNNERS OR HAS PROVIDED REIMBURSEMENT TO OWNERS SUFFERING FROM PREMATURE FAILURE... BUT ONLY VERY SPORADICALLY. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION & WAS TOLD THEIR IS NOTHING THAT THEY ARE GOING TO RECTIFY FOR US, YET THERE ARE OTHERS THAT DO RECEIVE A RESOLUTION OF SOME KIND. AS A PARAMEDIC I SEE FIRST HAND WHAT TRAGEDY OCCURS ON OUR ROADWAYS... AND THIS SITUATION WORRIES ME GREATLY WITH VEHICLES THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO PROTECT IT OCCUPANTS IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, BUT MAY NOW ACTUALLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE UNNECESSARY HARM OR POSSIBLE DEATH OF IT'S OCCUPANTS/OPERATORS.