TOYO Tires: Tread/Belt

Toyo is recalling about 138 vehicles over a problem with the tires. Tread separation or loss of inflation pressure may increase the risk of a crash.

Campaign
15T003000
Manufacturer
Toyo Tire Holdings Of Americas Inc.
Reported
6 February 2015
Vehicles
138
Built between
Oct 2014 – Nov 2014
Models
1
Recall type
Tire
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
26 February 2015
Repaired
80%
Unrepaired
27

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between October 2014 and November 2014. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • TOYO Open Country M/TBuilt October 2014 to November 2014

Repair progress

27 of 138 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2016.

80% repaired — 111 of 138 reported

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 M/T tires, size 40X15.5R22 127Q, manufactured October 26, 2014, to November 1, 2014 (week code 4314). During production, the affected tires were made with their belts off center which may result in tread separation and/or loss of inflation pressure.

What could happen

Tread separation or loss of inflation pressure may increase 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 March 6, 2015.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtOctober 2014 to November 2014
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA6 February 2015
  3. Owners notified26 February 2015
  4. Latest repair reportQ2 2016 — 80% 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 6 February 2015.

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.

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