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 - PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | ||||||||||||||||
| 11V148000 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. | V (Vehicle) | 22000 | 03/31/2011 | MFR | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 03/04/2011 | 03/04/2011 | 571 | 138 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | Toyota is recalling certain model year 2008 through 2011 fj cruiser, land cruiser, tacoma, sequoia and tundra vehicles for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 138, tire pressure monitoring system (tpms). when factory-installed wheels and tires were replaced with toyota authorized accessory wheels and lt tires prior to first sale, the tire pressure monitoring systems were not re-calibrated correctly and therefore do not start illuminating the low tire pressure warning telltale at the required minimum activation pressure. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Failure to warn of tire deflations is a non-compliance with fmvss 138 and could lead to tire failure increasing the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | For the land cruiser, sequoia, tacoma and tundra vehicles, the dealer will re-calibrate the tire pressure monitoring system on affected vehicles and install an updated tire and loading information label at no charge. for the fj cruiser vehicles, the tpms cannot be reset so the electronic control unit (ecu) for the tpms will be replaced. toyota is currently developing the remedy ecu. if an owner is not certain whether his or her vehicle is equipped with these accessories, please contact any toyota dealer for an inspection at no charge. the safety recall began on march 31, 2011. owners may contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 12/10/2010 | 20000 | ||
| I just received a recall on my tacoma tire pressure monitoring system. for months ive noticed that my truck would weave towards the left side. and now hears a clicking noise on side of truck like something got loose from pulling to left side. didnt think any thing of it until having this recall so im now concerned if it was the tire monitoring system that failed to let me know what to do before this problem escalated. i want my truck inspected and with new tires due to manufacturer failure. | |||
| TIRES - PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | |||
| 06/30/2009 | 9000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 toyota tacoma. the contact stated that after receiving a recall in regards to nhtsa campaign id number : 09v388000(vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal). a few days later she experienced the vehicle lunging forward when she would be waiting at a stop. the vehicle was taken back into the dealer and they advised her that they repaired the recall item and would not assist her. a few months later she received a recall in regards to nhtsa campaign id number 11v148000(tires:pressure monitoring and regulating systems). when she took the vehicle in they advised her that she doesn't have the tires specified in the recall. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was apprximately 9,000. the vin was unavailable. tb | |||