- Vehicles
- 4,891
- Built between
- Sep 2010 – Oct 2010
- Models
- 5
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 18 February 2011
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 2010 and October 2010. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Nitto Terra Grappler ALL TerrainBuilt September 2010 to October 2010
- TOYO Open Country ALL TerrainBuilt September 2010 to October 2010
- TOYO Tourevo LS IIBuilt September 2010 to October 2010
- TOYO Versado CUVBuilt September 2010 to October 2010
- TOYO Versado LX IIBuilt September 2010 to October 2010
What the defect is
Toyo tire is recalling certain toyo brand tires, models versado cuv P245/55 R19 103T, versado cuv P235/55 R20 102T, versado cuv 235/55 R18 100V, versado cuv P255/65 R18 109S, versado lx ii 215/60 R16 95V, open country all terrain LT285/70 R17 121S, and tourevo ls ii 245/45 R18 96V; and nitto brand terra grappler all terrain 255/55R18 109S, produced from september 19, 2010, through october 2, 2010. The rubber chemical mixture used in some of the recalled tires does not meet toyo's specification for these tires.
What could happen
Sections of the tread may become detached, potentially causing loss of vehicle control, possibly resulting in a crash.
What gets fixed
TOYO WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE TIRES FREE OF CHARGE, INCLUDING MOUNTING, BALANCING AND TAXES. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRAURY 18, 2011.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 2010 to October 2010
- Recall reported to NHTSA11 February 2011
- Owners notified18 February 2011
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 11 February 2011.
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 toyo toll-free at 1-800-442-8696 (6:30 AM to 5:00PM pacific time) or nitto at 1-888-529-8200 (8AM to 5PM pacific time).
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.