CHEVROLET T100 1998: WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS

Make : CHEVROLET	Model : T100	Year : 1998
Build Dates : 1998-04-07 - 1998-08-18
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 98V277000
Date Owner's Notified: 1998-12-02	Date Received by ODI: 1998-11-04	Date Added to Database: 1998-11-10
Manufacturers Involved: Toyota Motor Corporation
Manufacturer's Responsible for the Recall:
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Component: WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 7794
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: 1998-1999 TOYOTA SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH WHEEL LUG NUTS, PART NO. 1207, SUPPLIED BY PRIME WHEEL CORPORATION, AND DISTRIBUTED BY GULF STATES TOYOTA, INC. IN THE STATES OF TEXAS, OKLAHOMA, ARKANSAS, LOUISIANA, AND MISSISSIPPI ONLY. THE LUG NUTS CONTAIN A DEFECT WHICH COULD CAUSE LOSS OF THE LUG NUTS, AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF THE WHEEL.
Consequence: THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE ALL THE WHEEL LUG NUTS AND ALSO PERFORM A COMPLIMENTARY WHEEL ROTATION WHEN THE REPAIR IS DONE.
Report Initiator: MFR		V Report
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Notes: OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 2, 1998. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT GULF STATES TOYOTA AT 1-800-444-1074. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT '1-888-327-4236'.