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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11V185000 | GULF STATES TOYOTA, INC. | V (Vehicle) | 1489 | 07/19/2011 | MFR | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 03/16/2011 | 03/21/2011 | 571 | 138 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | Gulf states toyota is recalling certain model year 2011 fj cruiser and model year 2009-2011 tundra vehicles for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 138, tire pressure monitoring systems. the tpms on some vehicles may not have been properly calibrated and as a result the low tire pressure warning lamp may not illuminate should the inflation pressure in one or more of the vehicle's tires fall below the threshold for when the low tire pressure warning lamp should illuminate. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Drivers will not receive a warning from the tire pressuring monitor that one or more tires are underinflated increasing the risk that a vehicle will be driven with one or more underinflated tires and increasing the risk of a tire failure that may lead to a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will recalibrate the tire pressure monitoring system in accordance with the regulation free of charge. the safety recall is expected to begin during june 2011. owners may contact gulf state toyota customer assistance center toll free at 1-800-444-1074 monday through thursday, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, or friday 8:30 am to 4:00 pm central standard time. | |||||||||||||||
| 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 . | |||||||||||||||
| 11V278000 | SOUTHEAST TOYOTA DISTRIBUTORS, LLC | V (Vehicle) | 1629 | 07/11/2011 | MFR | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 05/12/2011 | 05/12/2011 | 571 | 138 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | Southeast toyota is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 tundra vehicles for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 138, tire pressure monitoring systems. the tpms on some vehicles may not have been properly calibrated and as a result the low tire pressure warning lamp may not illuminate should the inflation pressure in one or more of the vehicle's tires fall below the threshold for when the low tire pressure warning lamp should illuminate. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Drivers will not receive a warning from the tire pressure monitor that one or more tires are underinflated, increasing the risk that the vehicle will be driven with one or more underinflated tires, increasing the risk of a tire failure that may lead to a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will recalibrate the tire pressure monitoring system in accordance with the regulation free of charge. the safety recall began during july 2011. owners may contact southeast toyota customer assistance center toll free at 1-800-301-6859, monday through friday, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, eastern standard time. | |||||||||||||||
| 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 . | |||||||||||||||
| 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 . | |||||||||||||||