Toyota Motor North America, Inc.: Tires › Pressure Monitoring and Regulating Systems
Toyota Motor North America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 4, 2011 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 22,000. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 THROUGH 2011 FJ CRUISER, LAND CRUISER, TACOMA, SEQUOIA AND TUNDRA VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 138, "TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS)." WHEN FACTORY-INSTALLED WHEELS AND TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH TOYOTA AUTHORIZED ACCESSORY WHEELS AND LT TIRES PRIOR TO FIRST SALE, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEMS WERE NOT RE-CALIBRATED CORRECTLY AND THEREFORE DO NOT START ILLUMINATING THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING TELLTALE AT THE REQUIRED MINIMUM ACTIVATION PRESSURE.
The risk
FAILURE TO WARN OF TIRE DEFLATIONS IS A NON-COMPLIANCE WITH FMVSS 138 AND COULD LEAD TO TIRE FAILURE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
FOR THE LAND CRUISER, SEQUOIA, TACOMA AND TUNDRA VEHICLES, THE DEALER WILL RE-CALIBRATE THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM ON AFFECTED VEHICLES AND INSTALL AN UPDATED TIRE AND LOADING INFORMATION LABEL AT NO CHARGE. FOR THE FJ CRUISER VEHICLES, THE TPMS CANNOT BE RESET SO THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU) FOR THE TPMS WILL BE REPLACED. TOYOTA IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPING THE REMEDY ECU. IF AN OWNER IS NOT CERTAIN WHETHER HIS OR HER VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THESE ACCESSORIES, PLEASE CONTACT ANY TOYOTA DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION AT NO CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 31, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
20 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Toyota FJ Cruiser | 23 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 Toyota Land Cruiser | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Toyota Sequoia | 17 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 Toyota Tacoma | 186 | 9 | 6 | 8 |
| 2011 Toyota Tundra | 134 | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| 2010 Toyota FJ Cruiser | 66 | 12 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 Toyota Land Cruiser | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 Toyota Sequoia | 31 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 Toyota Tacoma | 294 | 13 | 7 | 10 |
| 2010 Toyota Tundra | 163 | 16 | 0 | 13 |
| 2009 Toyota FJ Cruiser | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Toyota Land Cruiser | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Toyota Sequoia | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Toyota Tacoma | 520 | 13 | 18 | 25 |
| 2009 Toyota Tundra | 38 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser | 124 | 11 | 1 | 5 |
| 2008 Toyota Land Cruiser | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 Toyota Sequoia | 67 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 Toyota Tacoma | 450 | 11 | 6 | 48 |
| 2008 Toyota Tundra | 327 | 13 | 2 | 24 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 11V148000.
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