The defect
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2008-2014 FJ Cruiser and Tacoma vehicles equipped with accessory wheels and tires installed by Toyota or dealers prior to the vehicle's first sale. The affected vehicles may list incorrect spare tire size and/or cold tire inflation information on the tire placard. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 110, "Tire Selection and Rims for Passenger Cars."
The risk
If the spare tire is inflated to the incorrect pressure provided on the placard, tire failure may occur while it is being driven on, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
For the involved vehicles, overlay stickers to correct the tire placard will either be mailed to owners or provided to dealers for placement over the incorrect information on the placard. The recall is expected to begin in September 2014. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Toyota FJ Cruiser | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Toyota Tacoma | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota FJ Cruiser | 2008 | 124 | 9 |
| Toyota FJ Cruiser | 2009 | 7 | 10 |
| Toyota FJ Cruiser | 2010 | 66 | 10 |
| Toyota FJ Cruiser | 2011 | 23 | 6 |
| Toyota FJ Cruiser | 2012 | 41 | 4 |
| Toyota FJ Cruiser | 2013 | 23 | 4 |
| Toyota FJ Cruiser | 2014 | 30 | 5 |
| Toyota Tacoma | 2008 | 449 | 11 |
| Toyota Tacoma | 2009 | 519 | 13 |
| Toyota Tacoma | 2010 | 294 | 13 |
| Toyota Tacoma | 2011 | 186 | 9 |
| Toyota Tacoma | 2012 | 295 | 7 |
| Toyota Tacoma | 2013 | 125 | 6 |
| Toyota Tacoma | 2014 | 93 | 4 |
Other equipment recalls in 2014
107 of the 770 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2014 concerned the equipment; Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed 245 campaigns in all.
| 14V828000 30 Dec 2014 | Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC |
| 14V823000 29 Dec 2014 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 14V821000 29 Dec 2014 | Champion Bus, Inc. |
| 14V782000 9 Dec 2014 | Starcraft RV |
| 14V775000 5 Dec 2014 | Jayco, Inc. |
| 14V745000 21 Nov 2014 | Altec Industries Inc. |
| 14V734000 17 Nov 2014 | Allied Recreation Group, Inc. |
| 14V718000 10 Nov 2014 | Sutphen Corporation |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014