Defect Description For Recall
Certain Pickup Trucks Equipped With A Tekonsha Trailer Hitch Wiring Harness And Converter And Distributed By Gulf States Toyota (Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, And Mississippi). The Circuitry Used In The Converter, Which Is Inadequate To Manage Properly Vehicle And/Or Trailer-Side Voltage Spikes. If The Converter Is Exposed To A Voltage Spike, It Could Cause An Electrical Short Or Open Circuit Within The Converter.
Make Of Vehicle
GULF TOYOTA
Model Of Vehicle
TUNDRA
Year
2001
Recall Campaign Number
02V050000
Component Description
Trailer Hitches
Effect Of Defect
This Short Circuit Could Cause A Failure Of The Converter, And If A Trailer Is Being Towed At The Time, Can Also Cause Inoperative Trailer Lights.
Fix Defect
Dealers Will Replace The Wire Harness And Converter. Owner Notification Began April 22, 2002. Owners Who Take Their Vehicles To An Authorized Dealer On An Agreed Upon Service Date And Do Not Receive The Free Remedy Within A Reasonable Time Should Contact Gulf States Toyota At 1-800-444-1074.
Vehicle Manufacturer
Gulf States Toyota, Inc.
Start Of Manufacture
19990401
End Of Manufacture
20020204
Type Of Vehicle Recall
V
Number Affected
8609
Date Owners Notified
20020422
Initiated By
Mfr
Responsible Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Date Report Received
20020211