| NHTSA Record Id: 5659 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: TOYOTA |
| Recalled Component Id: 000013554000216298000000302 |
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| Model Name: TACOMA |
Model Year: 2001 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V186000 |
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| Component Name: TIRES:SIDEWALL |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: SOUTHEAST TOYOTA DISTRIBUTORS |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Feb, 06 2001 |
End date of Manufacturing: May, 16 2001 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 43 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jul, 03 2001 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Toyota Motor Corporation |
Report Received Date: Jun, 07 2001 |
| Record Creation date : Jun, 11 2001 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: 4x2 trucks equipped with tu4 white letter tire upgrade option and distributed by southeast toyota distributors in the states of alabama, florida, georgia, north and south carolina. tire damage may have occurred due to improper installation, which could cause the tire to deflate or a bulge appearing in the sidewall of the tire. |
Consequence Summary: An improperly inflated tire could result in vehicle handling problems or a blow out of an improperly installed tire. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will check all four tires, rebalance and, if necessary, replace any damaged tire. owner notification began july 3, 2001. 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 southeast toyota at 1-800-301-6859. |
Recall Notes: Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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