The defect
THE STICKER REQUIRED BY PART 575, "CONSUMER INFORMATION REGULATIONS" TO ALERT THE DRIVER OF "THE PARTICULAR HANDLING AND MANEUVERING CHARACTERISTICS OF UTILITY VEHICLES" WAS NOT AFFIXED TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR.
The risk
CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: OWNERS MAY NOT BE AWARE OF THE HANDLING AND MANUEVERING CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS VEHICLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SUN VISORS ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES WITH VISORS CONTAINING THE CORRECT LABELS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Toyota 4Runner | 1996 |
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 4Runner | 1996 | 72 | 2 |
Other equipment recalls in 1996
13 of the 297 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1996 concerned the equipment; TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. filed 73 campaigns in all.
| 96V194002 27 Dec 1996 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 96V194003 16 Dec 1996 | TIFFIN MOTOR HOMES |
| 96V224000 5 Nov 1996 | HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. |
| 96V208000 25 Oct 1996 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 96V161000 29 Aug 1996 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 96V194001 8 Aug 1996 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 96V145000 1 Aug 1996 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 96V125000 2 Jul 1996 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1996