NHTSA Campaign 08V080000
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
NHTSA campaign 08V080000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs. The repair is free.
SOUTHEAST TOYOTA DISTRIBUTORS filed the report for 08V080000 with NHTSA on February 25, 2008; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 08V080000, NHTSA lists up to 1,716 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 08V080000 were scheduled from April 18, 2008, 53 days after the report.
08V080000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2007.
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V080000 ranks 2 of 7 SOUTHEAST TOYOTA DISTRIBUTORS recalls on this site.
Besides 08V080000, SOUTHEAST TOYOTA DISTRIBUTORS has 3 other recalls on the wheels on this site; the one before 08V080000 was 02V339000, reported on December 17, 2002.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- SOUTHEAST TOYOTA IS RECALLING 1,555 MY 2007 TUNDRA VEHICLES DUE TO A WHEEL NUT ISSUE. THE RECALLED VEHICLES ARE MY 2007 TUNDRAS EQUIPPED WITH 18" INSTALLED DIAMOND FINISH 5-SPOKE ALLOY WHEELS (OPTION CODE WN1 OR WN4) OR 20" INSTALLED PAINTED ALLOY WHEELS WITH 6 DUAL SPOKES (OPTION CODE WV1 OR WV4). AFFECTED VEHICLES WERE ORIGINALLY SOLD IN FLORIDA, GEORGIA, ALABAMA, NORTH CAROLINA OR SOUTH CAROLINA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PROCESSED AT THE PORT, THE UPGRADED ALLOY WHEELS WERE FASTENED WITH NEW WHEEL NUTS. THE WHEEL NUTS CAN CRACK AND BREAK IF THEY ARE NOT INSTALLED CAREFULLY OR NOT CAREFULLY TIGHTENED. THIS WHEEL NUT CONDITION COULD OCCUR AT THE TIME OF WHEEL INSTALLATION, TIRE ROTATION, OR SERVICE.
- The risk
- IF A VEHICLE'S WHEEL HAS A CRACKED OR BROKEN WHEEL NUT CONDITION AND THE WHEEL BECOMES LOOSE AND FALLS OFF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING, A CRASH COULD OCCUR.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ATTACHING WHEEL NUTS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 18, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SOUTHEAST TOYOTA AT 1-800-301-6859.
Reported February 25, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V080000 (1)
Toyota (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V080000, 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: February 25, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted