- Vehicles
- 1,996
- Built between
- Apr 2009 – Oct 2009
- Models
- 3
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 23 February 2010
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between April 2009 and October 2009. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Nitto Terra Grappler ALL TerrainBuilt April 2009 to October 2009
- TOYO Open Country A/TBuilt May 2009 to August 2009
- TOYO Proxes ST IIBuilt May 2009 to August 2009
What the defect is
Toyo tire holdings of americas, inc. Is recalling certain nitto terra grappler all terrain, size 305/50R20 120S, toyo open country a/t and toyo proxes st ii, size 305/50R20, manufactured from...some of the subject tires may have been produced with a wrinkle in the upper sidewall area of the tires. Under certain circumstances, this wrinkle may eventually lead to a crack in the sidewall.
What could happen
If a crack develops and is left undetected, the tire may fail, potentially causing a crash, possibly resulting in injury or death.
What gets fixed
TOYO WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE AFFECTED TIRES FREE OF CHARGE, WHICH INCLUDES MOUNTING AND BALANCING. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 23, 2010.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtApril 2009 to October 2009
- Recall reported to NHTSA19 February 2010
- Owners notified23 February 2010
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 19 February 2010.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact nitto customer hotline at 1-888-529-8200 or toyo customer hotline at 1-800-442-8696.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- TOYO TIRE HOLDINGS OF AMERICAS INC.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.