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NHTSA Campaign 09V223000

EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

NHTSA campaign 09V223000 covers 34 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment: other: labels. The repair is free.

TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 09V223000 with NHTSA on June 15, 2009; NHTSA's Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance influenced the recall.

For 09V223000, NHTSA lists up to 27,080 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 1, 2005 and June 30, 2006.

The 09V223000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.

Owner notification letters for 09V223000 were scheduled from September 18, 2009, 95 days after the report.

09V223000 covers 10 models from Toyota and Scion, model years 2005–2009.

By potentially affected vehicles, 09V223000 ranks 47 of 83 TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.

Besides 09V223000, TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC has 6 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 09V223000 was 05V539000, reported on November 22, 2005.

What this recall covers

The defect
TOYOTA IS RECALLING 27,080 MODEL YEAR 2005 THROUGH 2010 PASSENGER CARS BUILT FROM SEPTEMBER 1, 2005 TO MAY 4, 2009. THESE VEHICLES WERE NOT EQUIPPED WITH LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY MODIFICATION LABELS WHICH FAILS TO CONFORM WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS."
The risk
INCORRECT LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY MODIFICATION LABELS COULD RESULT IN THE VEHICLE BEING OVERLOADED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The fix
TOYOTA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH A NEW, ACCURATE LABEL TO BE INSTALLED OVER THE INACCURATE LABEL FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 18, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-888-270-9371.

Reported June 15, 2009

Vehicles covered by 09V223000 (34)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V223000, 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 15, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted