NHTSA Campaign 12V158000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
NHTSA campaign 12V158000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the equipment: other: labels. The repair is free.
GULF STATES TOYOTA, INC filed the report for 12V158000 with NHTSA on April 10, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V158000, NHTSA lists up to 672 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 12V158000 were scheduled from June 5, 2012, 56 days after the report.
12V158000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2012.
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V158000 ranks 4 of 6 GULF STATES TOYOTA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 12V158000, GULF STATES TOYOTA, INC has 3 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 12V158000 was 12V120000, reported on March 23, 2012.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- GULF STATES TOYOTA (GST) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 TACOMA TRUCKS. THE TIRE AND LOADING INFORMATION PLACARD ON EACH VEHICLE CONTAINS INACCURATE SPARE TIRE SIZE AND COLD INFLATION PRESSURE INFORMATION. THUS, THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110,TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS.
- The risk
- AN INCORRECT PLACARD COULD LEAD TO IMPROPER SPARE TIRE USE OR REPLACEMENT WHICH COULD RESULT IN A TIRE FAILURE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- GST WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND SEND EACH OWNER A CORRECTED PLACARD, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 5, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GULF STATES TOYOTA, INC. AT 1-713-744-3465.
Reported April 10, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V158000 (1)
Toyota (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V158000, 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: April 10, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted