NHTSA Campaign 11V185000
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
NHTSA campaign 11V185000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems. The repair is free.
GULF STATES TOYOTA, INC filed the report for 11V185000 with NHTSA on March 16, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V185000, NHTSA lists up to 1,489 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 11V185000 were scheduled from July 19, 2011, 125 days after the report.
11V185000 covers 2 models from Toyota, model years 2009–2011.
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V185000 ranks 2 of 6 GULF STATES TOYOTA, INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- GULF STATES TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 FJ CRUISER AND MODEL YEAR 2009-2011 TUNDRA VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 138, "TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEMS." THE TPMS ON SOME VEHICLES MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY CALIBRATED AND AS A RESULT THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LAMP MAY NOT ILLUMINATE SHOULD THE INFLATION PRESSURE IN ONE OR MORE OF THE VEHICLE'S TIRES FALL BELOW THE THRESHOLD FOR WHEN THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LAMP SHOULD ILLUMINATE.
- The risk
- DRIVERS WILL NOT RECEIVE A WARNING FROM THE TIRE PRESSURING MONITOR THAT ONE OR MORE TIRES ARE UNDERINFLATED INCREASING THE RISK THAT A VEHICLE WILL BE DRIVEN WITH ONE OR MORE UNDERINFLATED TIRES AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A TIRE FAILURE THAT MAY LEAD TO A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL RECALIBRATE THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULATION FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JUNE 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GULF STATE TOYOTA CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER TOLL FREE AT 1-800-444-1074 MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, 8:30 AM TO 5:00 PM, OR FRIDAY 8:30 AM TO 4:00 PM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME.
Reported March 16, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V185000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V185000, 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: March 16, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted