NHTSA Campaign 17V051000
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
NHTSA campaign 17V051000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the structure: body: bumpers. The repair is free.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed the report for 17V051000 with NHTSA on January 24, 2017; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 17V051000, NHTSA lists up to 72,847 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 29, 2015 and December 22, 2016.
The 17V051000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 17V051000 were scheduled from April 21, 2017, 87 days after the report.
17V051000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2016–2017.
Owners of the model years 17V051000 covers have filed at least 21 complaints naming the structure, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 17V051000 vehicles, the 2016 Toyota Tundra has the most (21).
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V051000 ranks 98 of 226 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalls on this site.
Besides 17V051000, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has 5 other recalls on the structure on this site; the one before 17V051000 was 16V858000, reported on November 29, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Tundra vehicles equipped with a resin rear step bumper and resin reinforcement brackets (vehicles with chrome step bumpers are not affected). In the event of an impact to the corner of the bumper, the resin bracket may be damaged but not be noticed.
- The risk
- If a person steps on the corner of the bumper that is damaged, a portion of the bumper may break away, increasing the risk of injury.
- The fix
- Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the resin rear bumper reinforcement brackets with steel ones, and replace the rear bumper tread, free of charge. The recall began on May 21, 2017. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is H0C.
Reported January 24, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V051000 (2)
Toyota (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V051000, 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: January 24, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted