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From: Department of Transportation [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 3:06 PM
To: Ken Fontana
Subject: Consumer Advisory: Toyota Announces Recall of 110,000 Tundra
Pickups for Excessive Corrosion; Motorists Should Remove Spare Tires
From the Underbody
NHTSA 11-09
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Contact: Eric Bolton
Tel.: (202) 366-9550
Consumer Advisory: Toyota Announces Recall of 110,000 Tundra Pickups
for Excessive Corrosion; Motorists Should Remove Spare Tires From the
Underbody
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today alerted
owners of certain Toyota Tundra vehicles to remove spare tires mounted
underneath the body of the vehicle. Excessive corrosion due to "road
salts" can cause the rear cross- member of the vehicle frame to fail and
allow the spare tire to fall onto the roadway at any time, creating a
road hazard for other vehicles.
Toyota has just announced a recall of these vehicles, but NHTSA
recommends that owners remove the spare tires even before taking the
vehicles to the dealers to be remedied.
In addition, the corrosion may also cause damage to the rear brake lines
and lead to brake system failures.
The safety recall involves 110,000 Toyota Tundras for model years 2000
through 2003 that are registered in the states of 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. These states typically use chemical de-icers,
such as road salts, to treat the roadways in winter weather.
Toyota will contact owners of all affected vehicles and ask that they
bring the vehicles to a local dealer to be inspected and remedied.
Based on the extent of the corrosion, Toyota will either apply a
corrosion-resistant compound to the affected area or replace the rear
cross-member if necessary. In the event that the rear cross-member
cannot be replaced, Toyota will develop a remedy for those vehicles.
Toyota also announced it will notify owners of model year 2000 through
2003 Tundras registered outside of the recalled states and perform the
same inspection and repair if the owners desire.
Until the recalled vehicles are brought in, NHTSA urges owners to remove
the spare tires to prevent them from falling onto the roadway. NHTSA
also advised to avoid being under the spare tire or rear cross-member
while removing it. If the spare tire is moved to the truck bed or to
another location in the vehicle, owners should make sure that it is
properly secured.
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