Toyota Trailer Harness
Model Trailer Harness made by Toyota got 1 consumer complain as well as 1 recall. Consumer complaints with reference to equipment. . There was one recall concerning trailer hitches .
Model 1998
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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| TRAILER HITCHES | ||||||||||||||||
| 99E012000 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. | from 01/01/1998 to 04/30/1999 | E (Equipment) | 20613 | 05/17/1999 | MFR | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 04/19/1999 | 04/30/1999 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Towing hitch kits and aftermarket trailer towing wire harness converters for use on 1998-1999 lexus lx470, and toyota land cruisers. due to inadequate waterproofing performance and improper installation location of the converter, which is mounted on the exterior of the vehicle, an electrical short circuit could occur if water enters the converter housing. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The short circuit can cause a failure of the converter, and if a trailer is being towed at the time, can also cause failure of the trailer lights. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the converter. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification began may 17, 1999.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
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| EQUIPMENT | |||
| 08/16/2004 | 3 | ||
| Brakes .... dealer replaced once and requiring me to pay for the other, both brake jobs have been done within a year. both were supposed to be under warranty was told basically i didn't know how to drive a suv.(ex bus driver& 18 wheeler) *jb | |||