Toyota Tundra Frame Recall
Consumer writes in regards to rusting frame.
Toyota tundra frame recall. Toyota in 2016 settled a class-action suit by agreeing to spend 3 billion to repair millions of Tacomas Tundras and Sequioa SUVs with. If the frame does not meet the criteria for frame replacement under certain circumstances the Toyota Dealer will apply Corrosion-Resistant Compounds CRC at no cost to you pursuant to the Inspection Protocol. On May 21 2017 a settlement of claims in a class action lawsuit involving 2005-2010 Toyota Tundra vehicles regarding frame corrosion was approved.
Click on the recall icon to view the details. I was a mechanic for many years and if the frame is not stripped down and sandblasted to metal there. Other than driving their trucks for 35 years and almost one million mil.
With a production capacity of 120000 sales were double the rate of the T100. In 2015 consumer received a recall for the frame of the vehicle. Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Toyota Tundra.
Toyota is recalling 73000 Tundra trucks for step bumpers that may break when stepped on. The recall for the frames on 2000 to 2003 ended a long time ago this is the only way to get a new frame for tundras only if its bad enough. The recall on my 2007 Toyota Tundra for rusted frame was inspected by the dealer who said they would spray it with rust prohibitive.
The frame corrosion problem to which you refer affects the Toyota Tacoma and Tundra pickup trucks as well as the Sequoia a large three-row SUV built on the Tundra chassis. Tyger Auto TG-AM2T20208 Star Armor Kit for 2007-2021 Toyota Tundra CrewMax Textured Black Side Step Rails Nerf Bars Running Boards 38327 Tri-color Grille Badge Emblem Decoration Accessories Car Truck Label Fit for Tacoma 4Runner Tundra Sequoia Rav4 Highlander White Light Gray Dark Gray. In response to a NHTSA investigation Toyota announced a recall to replace rusting rear cross-members on 2000-2003 Tundra frames in November of 2009.
Even after a Toyota spokesman Brian Lyons stated that Toyota would be looking into problems with those model year frames. Left uncorrected this problem could eventually cause the frame to break apart potentially causing serious accidents but in any case making the trucks unusable. A total of 690000 trucks.