NHTSA Campaign 01V186000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
NHTSA campaign 01V186000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the tires: sidewall. The repair is free.
SOUTHEAST TOYOTA DISTRIBUTORS filed the report for 01V186000 with NHTSA on June 7, 2001; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 01V186000, NHTSA lists up to 43 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 6, 2001 and May 16, 2001.
The 01V186000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 01V186000 were scheduled from July 3, 2001, 26 days after the report.
01V186000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2001.
By potentially affected vehicles, 01V186000 ranks 5 of 7 SOUTHEAST TOYOTA DISTRIBUTORS recalls on this site.
Besides 01V186000, SOUTHEAST TOYOTA DISTRIBUTORS has 1 other recall on the tires on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- 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.
- The risk
- AN IMPROPERLY INFLATED TIRE COULD RESULT IN VEHICLE HANDLING PROBLEMS OR A BLOW OUT OF AN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED TIRE.
- The fix
- 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.
Reported June 7, 2001
Vehicles covered by 01V186000 (1)
Toyota (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 01V186000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: June 7, 2001. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted