NHTSA Campaign 16V577000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
NHTSA campaign 16V577000 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 16V577000 with NHTSA on August 3, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V577000, NHTSA lists up to 425 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 3, 2009 and December 1, 2014.
The 16V577000 report reached NHTSA 20 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V577000 were scheduled from September 15, 2016, 43 days after the report.
16V577000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2010–2015.
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V577000 ranks 18 of 25 Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 16V577000, Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC has 1 other recall on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 16V577000 was 15V515000, reported on August 13, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2010-2015 Toyota 4Runner vehicles manufactured September 3, 2009, to December 1, 2014. 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 September 15, 2016. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226. SET's number for this recall is SET16D.
Reported August 3, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V577000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V577000, 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 3, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted