Toyota Tundra Frame Recall
In 2015 consumer received a recall for the frame of the vehicle.
Toyota tundra frame recall. 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. Toyota Care in kinder words told me to pack sand. In these reports customers have indicated that vehicles operated in specific cold climate areas with high road salt usage may exhibit more-than-normal corrosion to the vehicles frame.
Just purchased a 2000 Toyota Tundra SR5 4x4 with V8 frame is in pretty rough shape. 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. However between May and September of 2014 Toyota did come across many broken leaf springs and decided to conduct a recall.
Toyota is still replacing frames for Tacoma Tundra and Sequioas according to this VW Vortex member in Maine. Toyota had two. Yes I am qualified to make this video and no I Do Not work for nor endorse Toyota.
Affected are 2016-2017 Toyota Tundra trucks equipped with rear step bumpers made of resin with resin reinforcement brackets at the corners. If the frame needs to be replaced because it satisfies the Rust Perforation Standard replacement of the frame and associated parts including labor will be at no cost to you. I was a mechanic for many years and if the frame is not stripped down and sandblasted to metal there.
With a production capacity of 120000 sales were double the rate of the T100. NHTSAs investigation found that 00-03 Tundra spare tires which are mounted to the rear cross-member were falling off due to frame rust. Auto sales in China are expected to grow by 1 million units pe.
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