- Vehicles
- 175,310
- Built between
- Jun 2007 – Jul 2013
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 15 December 2014
- Repaired
- 12%
- Unrepaired
- 130,991
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between June 2007 and July 2013. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Nitto Dura Grappler Highway Terrain Dura-BeltBuilt June 2007 to May 2012
- TOYO Open Country H/T/ Tuff DutyBuilt November 2008 to July 2013
Repair progress
130,991 of 175,310 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2016.
12% repaired — 21,665 of 175,310 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 989
- Scrapped or exported
- 21,665
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas, Inc. (Toyo) is recalling certain OPEN Country H/T Tuff Duty tires, sizes LT235/85 R16 120Q, LT245/75 R16 120R, LT265/75 R16 123Q, LT265/70 R17 121R, LT225/75 R17 116Q, LT235/80 R17 120R, LT285/75 R16 126Q, and Nitto Dura Grappler Highway Terrain Dura-Belt sizes LT245/75 R17 121Q, LT265/70 R17 121Q, LT265/75 R16 123Q, and LT275/65 R18 123Q. Due to stress on the belt edge, the affected tires may experience tread/belt separation.
What could happen
Tread/belt separation may result in a sudden loss of tire inflation pressure, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Toyo will notify owners, and dealers will replace the tires, free of charge. The recall began on December 15, 2014.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJune 2007 to July 2013
- Recall reported to NHTSA4 November 2014
- Owners notified15 December 2014
- Latest repair reportQ1 2016 — 12% repaired
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 4 November 2014.
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 customer service 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 Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
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.