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Toyota Camry Equipment Mechanical Jacks Safety Report | July 22, 2013
Reported on July 22, 2013
| FLAT TIRE IN HOME GARAGE. OE PANTOGRAPH (SCISSOR) JACK WAS USED IN ATTEMPT TO RAISE CAR. EXCESSIVE TORQUE WAS NECESSARY TO BEGIN LIFT, UP TO LIMIT OF FLIMSY JACK HANDLE. AS VEHICLE NEARED TOP OF NECESSARY LIFT, JACK FLIPPED OVER SIDEWAYS AND WAS PROPELLED OUT FROM UNDER CAR WITH SOME FORCE. CAR FELL. NO INJURY OR DAMAGE BECAUSE I OBSERVED ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WHILE LIFTING. JACK IS FLIMSY, TOO SMALL FOR THE CAR, AND HAS MUCH TOO SMALL A BASE. THIS OCCURRED ON LEVEL CONCRETE FLOOR. MARKINGS ON JACK INCLUDE: 2J141, 2012, AND MADE IN CANADA. *TR | |
| Make: | Toyota |
| Model: | Camry |
| Manufactured by: | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | DALLAS TX |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 4T1BK1FK5CU |
| Mileage: | 8060 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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