The defect
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2015 Tacoma pickup trucks manufactured August 7, 2014, to December 22, 2014. The affected vehicles may have had their tires and wheels changed to TRD PRO accessory tires and wheels, causing the inflation information on the tire placard to be incorrect which may result in the tire being improperly inflated. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 110, "Tire Selection and Rims and Motor Home/Recreation Vehicle Trailer Load Carrying Capacity Information for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds) or less."
The risk
Improperly inflated tires may increase the risk of a vehicle crash.
The remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will send a revised tire placard with correct tire size and inflation information to owners, free of charge. The recall began March 13, 2015. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Toyota Tacoma | 2015 |
Components: WHEELS | TIRES
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 Tacoma | 2015 | 101 | 4 |
Other wheels recalls in 2015
6 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the wheels; Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed 245 campaigns in all.
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| 15V272000 11 May 2015 | PACCAR Incorporated |
| 15V141000 11 Mar 2015 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 15V092000 18 Feb 2015 | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015