NHTSA Campaign 09V444000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
NHTSA campaign 09V444000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the structure: frame and members: underbody shields. The repair is free.
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 09V444000 with NHTSA on November 18, 2009; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 09V444000, NHTSA lists up to 110,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 13, 1999 and September 13, 2003.
The 09V444000 report reached NHTSA 6 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V444000 were scheduled from May 3, 2010, 166 days after the report.
09V444000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2000–2003.
Owners of the model years 09V444000 covers have filed at least 1,004 complaints naming the structure, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 09V444000 vehicles, the 2000 Toyota Tundra has the most (529).
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V444000 ranks 28 of 83 TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 09V444000, TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC has 3 other recalls on the structure on this site; the one before 09V444000 was 08V244000, reported on June 3, 2008.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- TOYOTA IS RECALLING MODEL YEAR 2000-2003 TUNDRA VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE FOLLOWING STATES: CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, KENTUCKY, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. EXCESSIVE CORROSION OF THE REAR CROSS MEMBER MAY CAUSE THE SEPARATION OF THE SPARE TIRE STOWED UNDER THE TRUCK BED WHICH WOULD PRESENT A ROAD HAZARD THAT COULD CAUSE A CRASH. ALSO, CORROSION OF THE REAR CROSS MEMBER COULD AFFECT THE REAR BRAKE LINES AND THE PROPORTIONING VALVE RESULTING IN DIMINISHED BRAKING CAPABILITY.
- The risk
- SEPARATION OF THE SPARE TIRE AND DIMINISHED BRAKE CAPACITY COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- TOYOTA IS ASKING OWNERS OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES TO REMOVE THE SPARE TIRE FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE UNTIL A REMEDY CAN BE OBTAINED. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE REAR CROSS MEMBER AND RELATED COMPONENTS, INCLUDING THE BRAKE LINES, AND REPLACE THEM IF NECESSARY. IF THE CROSS MEMBER DOES NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED, IT WILL BE SPRAYED WITH A CORROSION PROTECTION COMPOUND. THESE SERVICES WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE, HOWEVER MULTIPLE VISITS TO THE DEALER MAY BE REQUIRED. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR ABOUT APRIL 30, 2010. OWNER MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
- Notes
- TOYOTA SAFETY RECALL NO. SSC90/90M.
Reported November 18, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V444000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V444000, 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: November 18, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted