Recall 02V050000: 1999–2001 Gulf Toyota Tundra

Report received

Feb 11, 2002

Manufacturer

Gulf states toyota, inc.

Potentially affected

8,609vehicles

Model years

1999–2001

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

Certain pickup trucks equipped with a tekonsha trailer hitch wiring harness and converter and distributed by gulf states toyota (texas, oklahoma, louisiana, arkansas, and mississippi). The circuitry used in the converter, which is inadequate to manage properly vehicle and/or trailer-side voltage spikes. If the converter is exposed to a voltage spike, it could cause an electrical short or open circuit within the converter.

Possible consequence

This short circuit could cause a failure of the converter, and if a trailer is being towed at the time, can also cause inoperative trailer lights.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the wire harness and converter. Owner notification began april 22, 2002. 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.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 1999 Gulf Toyota Tundra0 complaints
• 2000 Gulf Toyota Tundra5 complaints
• 2001 Gulf Toyota Tundra1 complaints