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Toyota FJ Cruiser Recall
Toyota Recalls/FJ Cruiser Recalls
Recall Date: July 2006
(Car Accident Advice : Car
Recalls)
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| Notices get lost in the mail or
discarded as junk mail. Even after these attempts to notify
customers, only 72% of owners affected by safety issue Toyota Recalls
have the recall work completed.
The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) regularly announces vehicle safety car
recalls in an effort to inform and urge owners to get problems
repaired quickly.
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Car Accident Advice often obtains
recall notices before dealers and owners. The NHTSA recommends
that you wait for the mailed bulletin to arrive before requesting
the work to be done. However, you can ask your
Toyota dealer when the next recall update notice is expected at their shop.
For the most current information
about Toyota FJ Cruiser Recall contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Auto
Safety Hotline: 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236)
In the United States, safety car
recalls like safety Toyota FJ Cruiser Recall, must be performed at no charge to the customer.
Car
manufacturers are required by law to mail notices of car recalls to
owners and dealers.
Car Recalls : Toyota Recalls : FJ Cruiser Recalls : Toyota FJ Cruiser Recall
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Model/Build
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| Toyota FJ Cruiser |
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2007 |
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| NHTSA
CAMPAIGN ID Number : 06V235 |
| Manufacture
Dates: January - March 2006 |
Potential
Number Of Units Affected : 9434
Toyota FJ Cruiser |
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Summary
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH EITHER BRIDGESTONE DUELER OR DUNLOP GRANDTREK TIRES, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE INNER BEAD OF THE TIRE MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED. IF THE BEAD IS DAMAGED, A BULGE MAY DEVELOP ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE AND AIR MAY LEAK FROM THE AREA OF THE DAMAGED BEAD. IF THE TIRE LOSES AIR PRESSURE IT MAY LEAD TO A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND INCREASE THE POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH.
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Remedy:
DEALERS WILL INSPECT ALL FIVE TIRES, INCLUDING THE SPARE TIRE, TO DETERMINE IF THEY ARE WITHIN THE AFFECTED TIRE-TO-WHEEL ASSEMBLY RANGE AND REPLACE ALL INVOLVED TIRES WITH NEW TIRES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 5, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331. NOTE: DUE TO AN ERROR IN THE DOT SERIAL NUMBER SECTION OF THE TECHNICAL INSTRUCTIONS, A NUMBER OF VEHICLES WERE NOT INSPECTED CORRECTLY. TOYOTA RELAUNCHED THIS CAMPAIGN IN MID-AUGUST 2006.
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Notes: TOYOTA RECALL NO. 6AD
Customers may contact contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov. |
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For more detail
regarding your specific vehicle, contact your dealer, the NHTSA
website http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov, Auto Safety Hotline at
1-888-327-4236, or your local government recall office.
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