Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC: Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 3, 2016 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 425. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
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 remedy
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.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Toyota 4Runner | 87 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
| 2014 Toyota 4Runner | 77 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| 2013 Toyota 4Runner | 36 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 Toyota 4Runner | 96 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
| 2011 Toyota 4Runner | 163 | 10 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 Toyota 4Runner | 147 | 12 | 2 | 6 |
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 16V577000.
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