TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 2018: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 17V831000

Make Model Year
TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 2018
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
2018-01-23 2017-12-20 2017-12-26

Production Dates: 2017-10-24 - 2017-10-26

Manufacturers Involved: Toyota Motor Corporation

Manufacturer Campaign Number: Toyota H0Z Lexus HLF

Component: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 649

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: 110

Summary

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing "Toyota" is recalling certain 2017-2018 Toyota 4Runner and Tundra, 2018 Toyota Highlander, RAV4 and Lexus GX460 and 2017 Toyota Sienna and Tacoma vehicles. These vehicles may have incorrect load carrying capacity modification labels. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard "FMVSS" number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."

Consequence

An incorrect load information label can result in the operator overloading the vehicle and increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Toyota will notify owners and provide them with corrected labels, free of charge. The recall began on January 23, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are H0Z for Toyota vehicles, and HLF for Lexus vehicles.

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.