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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 02/17/2005 | 1798 | 5 | 01/27/2005 |
| Purchased new 2004 toyota tacoma on 1/24/05. at 1,577.8 miles, right rear brake drum and wheel covered with gear oil. repaired at toyota of greenfield, ma. 01302, phone 413-772-0231 2/17/05. began leaking again on 2/21/05, at 1844.6 miles. returned to greenfield on 2/28/05 at 2284 miles. contacted dealer again on 4/8/05 at 67345.9 miles brake drum and tire still covered with oil. dealer said keep driving it and the leak will go away. contacted toyota consumer service on 4/14/05 case # 2005-0617-0841. received no follow up correspondence form fabiola. vehicle continued to leak gear oil and handle poorly when braking. contacted new dealer(toyota of colchester, ct.) on 5/27/05. vehicle repaired on 6/2/05 at 8,188 miles. contacted dealer again on 6/29/05 at 9085.1 miles. vehicles was picked up on 7/11/05. tries rotated on vehicle on 9/26/05 at 17,266.4 miles. found oil on brake shoes and inside of brake drum severely glazed. new case filed on 7/28/05 case # 2005-0926-1574 with salvadore. i am still driving a vehicle with the integrity of the braking system is compromised. and have not received a reasonable resolution to this problem from toyota motor company. is it a common practice for an auto maker to let a consumer knowingly drive an unsafe vehicle. unfortunately i am still paying on a brand new vehicle that i do not feel safe driving. the regional field service technician, joe lacefield from toyota motor company has been unavailable by phone for the last week 1-973-464-0938. i would like my money returned for this vehicle in full. i feel that i have been more than patient in trying to resolve this matter with toyota motor company. v.i.n. # 5tewm72n54z372584. *jb | |||
| TIRES - SIDEWALL | |||
| 07/16/2004 | 496 | 1 | 06/10/2004 |
| A week after buying my tacoma (04) we were driving on the freeway and w/only 496.4 miles on it, the truck started to shake continuosly, it started smoking and the steering wheel seized up on me. i managed to avoid a huge car accident, and pulled to the side of the road. when we got out we saw that my back drivers side tire was completely gone and had a sidewall blowout w/nothing left on the tire. i called toyota and they would do nothing for me since it was the tire, i had to take it to a tire company. i did get the one tire replaced but it was a tire that didn't match my other 3. i had requested all of my tires to be inspected as well as my truck but no one would cooperate. | |||
| 04/08/2004 | 10800 | ||
| Vehicle was equipped with 4 goodyear wrangler tires, size p205/75r15, dot # m6ulf00r1203. the outer sidewall on the right rear tire completely exploded. there was no puncture. consumer was able to pull over to the right. *ak | |||