NHTSA Campaign 02V339000
WHEELS
NHTSA campaign 02V339000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the wheels. The repair is free.
SOUTHEAST TOYOTA DISTRIBUTORS filed the report for 02V339000 with NHTSA on December 17, 2002; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 02V339000, NHTSA lists up to 176 potentially affected vehicles.
02V339000 covers 2 models from Toyota, model years 2003.
By potentially affected vehicles, 02V339000 ranks 4 of 7 SOUTHEAST TOYOTA DISTRIBUTORS recalls on this site.
Besides 02V339000, SOUTHEAST TOYOTA DISTRIBUTORS has 3 other recalls on the wheels on this site; the one before 02V339000 was 02V129000, reported on May 1, 2002.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH FIVE FACTORY ALLOY WHEELS (MODEL 6934 AND 6936), WITH FACTORY LLAT, AND WITH PORT INSTALLED WR4, FOUR ALLOY WHEEL UPGRADE PROCESSED AT THE JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA PORT AND DISTRIBUTED BY SOUTHEAST TOYOTA DISTRIBUTORS IN THE STATES OF ALABAMA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA, WHEN THE VEHICLES WERE PROCESSED AT THE PORT, AN ALLOY TIRE/WHEEL UPGRADE WAS INSTALLED. THE UPGRADE INCLUDED 4 ALLOY WHEELS. THE ORIGINAL SPARE TIRE/ALLOY WHEEL WAS NOT CHANGED. THE SPARE TIRE REQUIRES THE USE OF A DIFFERENT STYLE OF WHEEL NUT TO ATTACH IT TO THE VEHICLE.
- The risk
- IF THE SPARE TIRE/WHEEL IS INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE USING THE WHEEL NUTS PROVIDED FOR THE UPGRADE ALLOY WHEEL, DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL COULD RESULT AND COULD EVENTUALLY LEAD TO A LOOSE WHEEL.
- The fix
- OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH DIFFERENT STYLE LUG NUTS, A WARNING LABEL FOR THE SPARE RE/ALLOY WHEEL, AND AN OWNER'S MANUAL ADDENDUM.
Reported December 17, 2002
Vehicles covered by 02V339000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 02V339000, 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: December 17, 2002. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted