Recall Alert: TOYOTA 4 RUNNER, TOYOTA HIGHLANDER
Owner Notification Date: May 21, 2003
Number of Units Potentially Affected: 176
Component Description: WHEELS
NHTSA Campaign Number: 02V339000 Schedule an Appointment


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Description of Recall Campaign: ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH FIVE FACTORY ALLOY WHEELS (MODEL 6934 AND 6936), WITH FACTORY LLAT, AND WITH PORT INSTALLED WR4, FOUR ALLOY WHEEL UPGRADE PROCESSED AT THE JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA PORT AND DISTRIBUTED BY SOUTHEAST TOYOTA DISTRIBUTORS IN THE STATES OF ALABAMA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA, WHEN THE VEHICLES WERE PROCESSED AT THE PORT, AN ALLOY TIRE/WHEEL UPGRADE WAS INSTALLED. THE UPGRADE INCLUDED 4 ALLOY WHEELS. THE ORIGINAL SPARE TIRE/ALLOY WHEEL WAS NOT CHANGED. THE SPARE TIRE REQUIRES THE USE OF A DIFFERENT STYLE OF WHEEL NUT TO ATTACH IT TO THE VEHICLE.
IF THE SPARE TIRE/WHEEL IS INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE USING THE WHEEL NUTS PROVIDED FOR THE UPGRADE ALLOY WHEEL, DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL COULD RESULT AND COULD EVENTUALLY LEAD TO A LOOSE WHEEL.

OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH DIFFERENT STYLE LUG NUTS, A WARNING LABEL FOR THE SPARE RE/ALLOY WHEEL, AND AN OWNERÂ’S MANUAL ADDENDUM.

 

Jeeeez!

The recall is to supply the CHEAPER lug nuts instead of giving the vehicle owner a rim to match the other 4 nice rims!!!


How many people are going to carry around the additional 6 lug nuts? And what if the truck is sold....will the correct lugs stay with the vehicle?

Great....just f'n Great!!

 

i dont know about you, but id rather carry around an extra 6 lugs instead of having my spare tire fall off

 

I'd rather have a spare tire rim that matches the other 4 AND doesn't fall off. That way I don't have to worry at all.....no worrying about extra lug nuts......no worrying about wheels falling off.

 

Never heard of this recall, there is only 176 vehicles affected. Hopefully mine isn't one!