Other: labelsRecall 17V-831 · Lexus and Toyota vehicles
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recall 17V-831 covers 649 Lexus and Toyota vehicles for a other: labels problem, reported to NHTSA on December 20, 2017. The manufacturer's latest report (2019 Q2) shows 93% of affected vehicles repaired.
Source: NHTSA recall 17V831000 and manufacturer quarterly reports. Started by the manufacturer.
The problem
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 fix
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.
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Recall repairs are free. Confirm whether this recall is open on your vehicle by entering its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
How fast cars are being fixed
93%repaired
Share of affected vehicles repaired in each quarterly report the manufacturer filed with NHTSA. 15 vehicles were listed as unreachable.
Vehicles in this recall
Built from July 11, 2017 to November 4, 2017. Not every vehicle in these model years is included; check by VIN.