Toyota Equipment

Toyota is recalling about 3,547 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. If the hood scoop detaches, it may become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
17V425000
Manufacturer
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC
Reported
3 July 2017
Vehicles
3,547
Built between
Sep 2010 – Jul 2016
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
1 September 2017
Repaired
56%
Unrepaired
1,575

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between September 2010 and July 2016. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2011-2016 Toyota 4RUNNERBuilt September 2010 to July 2016
  • 2011-2016 Toyota TacomaBuilt September 2010 to July 2016

Repair progress

1,575 of 3,547 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2019.

56% repaired — 1,972 of 3,547 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

Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain 2011-2016 Toyota Tacoma and 4Runner vehicles equipped with accessory hood scoops installed by SET or SET dealers. The adhesive attaching the hood scoop may weaken, allowing the hood scoop to detach from the vehicle.

What could happen

If the hood scoop detaches, it may become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

SET will notify owners, and dealers will mechanically fasten the scoop to the hood, free of charge. The recall began on September 1, 2017.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtSeptember 2010 to July 2016
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA3 July 2017
  3. Owners notified1 September 2017
  4. Latest repair reportQ2 2019 — 56% 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 3 July 2017.

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 SET customer service at 1-954-429-2000. SET's number for this recall is SET17B.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
SET17B
Recalling manufacturer
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC
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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