The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: 1998-1999 TOYOTA SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH WHEEL LUG NUTS, PART NO. 1207, SUPPLIED BY PRIME WHEEL CORPORATION, AND DISTRIBUTED BY GULF STATES TOYOTA, INC. IN THE STATES OF TEXAS, OKLAHOMA, ARKANSAS, LOUISIANA, AND MISSISSIPPI ONLY. THE LUG NUTS CONTAIN A DEFECT WHICH COULD CAUSE LOSS OF THE LUG NUTS, AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF THE WHEEL.
The risk
THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE ALL THE WHEEL LUG NUTS AND ALSO PERFORM A COMPLIMENTARY WHEEL ROTATION WHEN THE REPAIR IS DONE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Gulf Toyota 4RUNNER | 1998, 1999 |
| Gulf Toyota Camry | 1998, 1999 |
| Gulf Toyota Corolla | 1998, 1999 |
| Gulf Toyota Sienna | 1998, 1999 |
| Gulf Toyota T100 | 1998, 1999 |
| Gulf Toyota Tacoma | 1998, 1999 |
Components: WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf Toyota 4RUNNER | 1998 | 6 | 1 |
| Gulf Toyota 4RUNNER | 1999 | 0 | 1 |
| Gulf Toyota Camry | 1998 | 2 | 2 |
| Gulf Toyota Camry | 1999 | 3 | 2 |
| Gulf Toyota Corolla | 1998 | 1 | 1 |
| Gulf Toyota Corolla | 1999 | 0 | 1 |
| Gulf Toyota Sienna | 1998 | 0 | 1 |
| Gulf Toyota Sienna | 1999 | 1 | 1 |
| Gulf Toyota T100 | 1998 | 0 | 1 |
| Gulf Toyota T100 | 1999 | 0 | 1 |
| Gulf Toyota Tacoma | 1998 | 2 | 1 |
| Gulf Toyota Tacoma | 1999 | 0 | 1 |
Other wheels recalls in 1998
19 of the 367 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1998 concerned the wheels; GULF STATES TOYOTA, INC. filed 11 campaigns in all.
| 98V120011 7 Dec 1998 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 98V248000 7 Oct 1998 | AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. |
| 98V193000 17 Aug 1998 | ELDORADO NATIONAL |
| 98V120012 10 Aug 1998 | TRAIL KING |
| 98V120010 7 Aug 1998 | BOYDSTUN |
| 98V120009 5 Aug 1998 | TALBERT MANUFACTURING, INC. |
| 98V120006 23 Jul 1998 | WALKER EQUIPMENT |
| 98V120007 22 Jul 1998 | TRANSCRAFT CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1998