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2009 TOYOTA TACOMA — Complaint #1882404

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NHTSA Complaint about STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS filed March 23, 2023

NHTSA complaint #1882404 (ODI reference 11513432) concerns a 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA and was filed on March 23, 2023. The owner reports the failure occurred on February 20, 2023. The vehicle had 104,000 miles on the odometer at the time of the incident. The report was geocoded to Ohio based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as structure:frame and members, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.

The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: no, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. No crash, fire, or fatality was associated with this report, which places it in the early-warning stream rather than the priority-review stream. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.

Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same TOYOTA TACOMA cohort independently describe similar structure:frame and members failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.

Vehicle
2009 TOYOTA TACOMA
Component
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
State
Ohio
Mileage
104,000 mi

Complaint Description

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that he noticed that the subframe was excessively rusted. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer for routine oil change and tire rotation services, and after the contact made the mechanic aware of the failure, he was informed that the vehicle could not be raised up on the lift because the subframe had excessive rust and would fracture. The contact was informed that the subframe needed to be replaced. The contact then made Toyota of Bedford (18151 Rockside Rd, Bedford, OH 44146) aware of the failure; however, the dealer declined to diagnose or repair the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 104,000.

Complaint Details

NHTSA Complaint ID 1882404
ODI Number 11513432
Date Filed March 23, 2023
Failure Date February 20, 2023
VIN 5TETX22N79Z

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Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.