NHTSA Campaign 17V425000
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
NHTSA campaign 17V425000 covers 12 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the structure: body: hood: hinge and attachments. The repair is free.
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC filed the report for 17V425000 with NHTSA on July 3, 2017; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 17V425000, NHTSA lists up to 3,547 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 2, 2010 and July 10, 2016.
The 17V425000 report reached NHTSA 12 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 17V425000 were scheduled from September 1, 2017, 60 days after the report.
17V425000 covers 2 models from Toyota, model years 2011–2016.
Owners of the model years 17V425000 covers have filed at least 103 complaints naming the structure, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 17V425000 vehicles, the 2016 Toyota Tacoma has the most (22).
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V425000 ranks 6 of 25 Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 17V425000, Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC has 2 other recalls on the structure on this site; the one before 17V425000 was 15V236000, reported on April 21, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain 2011-2016 Toyota Tacoma and 4Runner vehicles equipped with accessory hood scoops installed by SET or SET dealers. The adhesive attaching the hood scoop may weaken, allowing the hood scoop to detach from the vehicle.
- The risk
- If the hood scoop detaches, it may become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- SET will notify owners, and dealers will mechanically fasten the scoop to the hood, free of charge. The recall began on September 1, 2017. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-954-429-2000. SET's number for this recall is SET17B.
Reported July 3, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V425000 (12)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V425000, 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: July 3, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted