Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| TIRES - TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE | ||||||||||||||||
| 12V542000 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing | from 08/28/2000 to 08/27/2004 | V (Vehicle) | 150000 | MFR | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 11/23/2012 | 11/23/2012 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Toyota is recalling certain model year 2001 through 2004 tacoma light trucks manufactured from august 28, 2000, through august 27, 2004, and originally sold, or currently registered, in the following cold climate states with high road salt usage: connecticut, delaware, illinois, indiana, kentucky, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, virginia, west virginia, wisconsin, and the district of columbia. the spare tire in the subject vehicles is located underneath the rear of the vehicle and held by a spare tire carrier. a lift plate on the carrier is used to help raise, lower and retain the tire. during its manufacture, the lift plate may not have been sufficiently coated with anti-corrosion materials. if the plate is insufficiently coated and the vehicle is operated in cold climate regions where road salts are frequently used, road spray can reach the carrier assembly and corrode the lift plate. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Corrosion of the plate could cause it to break, which could result in detachment of the spare tire from the vehicle. detachment of the spare tire could result in a road hazard which may increase the risk of a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | A remedy for this defect is currently being developed. toyota will notify owners when a remedy plan has been finalized. the recall is expected to begin during december 2012. owners may contact their toyota dealer or the toyota customer experience center at 1-800-331-4331. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
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| TIRES - TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE | |||||
| PG00503 | 08/19/2003 | 10003563 | Spare tire carrier operation. various modlels including the 2004 landcruiser and 4 runner. *tt | 10/23/2003 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
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| TIRES | |||
| 03/22/2009 | 34600 | 1 | |
| While driving on tx us-59 nb righthand lane going approx. 65 mph, the right rear tire failed. i managed to regain control of the vehicle and stop on the highway shoulder. what i found was a very hot tire which had remained inflated, but had lost approx. 75% of the tread circumference down to the steel belt. approx. 25% of the tread remained with the tire, of which approx. 10% remained attached to the steel belt. the situation described allowed the tire to become a rotating metal eating machine, causing considerable damage to the vehicle wheel well, truck bed, suspension and exhaust system (3 inch stainless steel pipe bend to 90 degrees). insurance estimates are approx. $2400.00. after waiting for the tire to cool, i deflated and removed the tire. i was then able to bend and move damaged sheet metal away from the wheel well area to allow clearance for my full size spare, which i installed and drove approx. 5 miles home without causing further damage to the vehicle. *tr | |||
| 03/22/2009 | 34600 | 1 | |
| While driving on tx us59 nb righthand lane and vehicle speed approximately 65 mph, the right rear tire failed. i managed to regain control of the vehicle and stop on the shoulder. what i found was a very hot tire which had remained inflated but had lost approx. 75% of the tire tread circumference down to the steel belt. approx. 25% of tread remained with the tire of which approx.10% remained attached to the steel belt. the situation described allowed the tire to become a rotating metal eating machine, doing considerable damage to the vehicle wheel well, truck bed, suspension and exhaust (3 inch stainless steel pipe bent to 90 degrees). after waiting for the tire to cool, i deflated and removed the tire. i was then able to bend and move some damaged sheet metal away from the wheel well to allow clearance for my full size spare, which i installed and drove approx. 5 miles home, without further damaging the vehicle. *tr | |||
| 11/04/2002 | 1 | 06/01/2001 | |
| One of the tires blew up on me without any warnig all over suddenly my truck was fish tailing in the middle of the highway. i was very close to cause a collective accident. i contacted the manufacturer and they reffered me to their local dealer to look at the tires but their answer was that the damage was caused by a road hazard. the problem is that the tires blew up in pieces in a matter of seconds. i installed the spare tire but the day after i notice that the tire wall has a big lump.( look like a weaker section on the side ready to explode) dt | |||
| 06/06/2001 | 1 | ||
| This tire was flat after 1200 miles of hiway driving. there was found to be a stone about 1 centimeter by 2 centimeter that had penetrated and torn the body of the tire. this could have cause a serious accident . the peoplr who repaired the tire stated that the tire was the thinnest they had seen. we have purchased new tires. this should no happen on a new pick-up. *ak | |||
| TIRES - SIDEWALL | |||
| 02/05/2002 | 1 | 01/01/2001 | |
| Front passenger tire blew out on sidewall causing vehicle to vear into iron gate damaging front fender, side door, side mirror, running board.*ak (dot number: w2ulawn160 tiresize: p205/75r15) | |||