The defect
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Toyota 4Runner and Tundra, 2018 Toyota Highlander, RAV4 and Lexus GX460 and 2017 Toyota Sienna and Tacoma vehicles. These vehicles may have incorrect load carrying capacity modification labels. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."
The risk
An incorrect load information label can result in the operator overloading the vehicle and increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Toyota will notify owners and provide them with corrected labels, free of charge. The recall began on January 23, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are H0Z for Toyota vehicles, and HLF for Lexus vehicles.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Lexus GX460 | 2018 |
| Toyota 4Runner | 2017, 2018 |
| Toyota Highlander | 2018 |
| Toyota RAV4 | 2018 |
| Toyota Sienna | 2017 |
| Toyota Tacoma | 2017 |
| Toyota Tundra | 2017, 2018 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexus GX460 | 2018 | 7 | 2 |
| Toyota 4Runner | 2017 | 36 | 5 |
| Toyota 4Runner | 2018 | 59 | 5 |
| Toyota Highlander | 2018 | 269 | 4 |
| Toyota RAV4 | 2018 | 333 | 3 |
| Toyota Sienna | 2017 | 156 | 10 |
| Toyota Tacoma | 2017 | 243 | 5 |
| Toyota Tundra | 2017 | 78 | 5 |
| Toyota Tundra | 2018 | 100 | 8 |
Other equipment recalls in 2017
170 of the 810 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2017 concerned the equipment; Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed 245 campaigns in all.
| 17V847000 29 Dec 2017 | ShowHauler Trucks, Inc. |
| 17V844000 27 Dec 2017 | Thor Motor Coach |
| 17V841000 22 Dec 2017 | Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. |
| 17V824000 21 Dec 2017 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 17V835000 21 Dec 2017 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 17V827000 19 Dec 2017 | Keystone RV Company |
| 17V828000 18 Dec 2017 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 17V810000 15 Dec 2017 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2017