NHTSA Campaign 06V235000
TIRES:BEAD
NHTSA campaign 06V235000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the tires: bead. The repair is free.
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 06V235000 with NHTSA on June 26, 2006; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 06V235000, NHTSA lists up to 9,434 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 25, 2006 and March 21, 2006.
The 06V235000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V235000 were scheduled from July 5, 2006, 9 days after the report.
06V235000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2007.
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V235000 ranks 56 of 83 TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 06V235000, TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC has 2 other recalls on the tires on this site; the one before 06V235000 was 06V061000, reported on March 2, 2006.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH EITHER BRIDGESTONE DUELER OR DUNLOP GRANDTREK TIRES, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE INNER BEAD OF THE TIRE MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED. IF THE BEAD IS DAMAGED, A BULGE MAY DEVELOP ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE AND AIR MAY LEAK FROM THE AREA OF THE DAMAGED BEAD.
- The risk
- IF THE TIRE LOSES AIR PRESSURE IT MAY LEAD TO A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND INCREASE THE POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT ALL FIVE TIRES, INCLUDING THE SPARE TIRE, TO DETERMINE IF THEY ARE WITHIN THE AFFECTED TIRE-TO-WHEEL ASSEMBLY RANGE AND REPLACE ALL INVOLVED TIRES WITH NEW TIRES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 5, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331. NOTE: DUE TO AN ERROR IN THE DOT SERIAL NUMBER SECTION OF THE TECHNICAL INSTRUCTIONS, A NUMBER OF VEHICLES WERE NOT INSPECTED CORRECTLY. TOYOTA RELAUNCHED THIS CAMPAIGN IN MID-AUGUST 2006.
- Notes
- TOYOTA RECALL NO. 6AD.
Reported June 26, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V235000 (1)
Toyota (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V235000, 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 26, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted