NHTSA Campaign 15V515000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
NHTSA campaign 15V515000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe. The repair is free.
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC filed the report for 15V515000 with NHTSA on August 13, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V515000, NHTSA lists up to 2,530 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 29, 2010 and July 30, 2015.
Owner notification letters for 15V515000 were scheduled from September 22, 2015, 40 days after the report.
15V515000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2010–2015.
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V515000 ranks 9 of 25 Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 15V515000, Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC has 1 other recall on the engine and engine cooling on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2010-2015 Toyota 4Runner vehicles manufactured March 29, 2010, to July 30, 2015. The affected vehicles may be equipped with accessory exhaust tips installed by SET or SET dealers that may contact people and possibly burn them while they are standing behind the vehicle.
- The risk
- Contact with an exhaust tip may result in personal injury.
- The fix
- SET will notify owners, and dealers will install a re-designed exhaust tip that is smaller in diameter and is more recessed behind the bumper, free of charge. The recall began on September 22, 2015. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226. SET's number for the recall is SET15D.
Reported August 13, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V515000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V515000, 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: August 13, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted