NHTSA Complaint #10680628 — 1993 TOYOTA PICKUP

WHILE CHECKING OUT A BROKEN LEAF SPRING ON MY 1993 TOYOTA PICKUP, I NOTICED SOME PERFORATION ON THE FRAME NEAR THE FRONT MOUNT, AND PROCEEDED TO INSERT A FINGER TO THE AREA TO SEE HOW BAD IT WAS... THE FRAME IS COMPLETELY ROTTED IN THE WHOLE AREA NEXT TO THE GAS TANK AND. BY THE LEAF SPRING MOUNTS ON BOTH SIDES. THE TRUCK IS DEFINITELY NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I'M 100 PERCENT SURE I COULD PULL THE LEAF SPRING RIGHT OUT OF THE FRAME. BEING AN AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN FOR A DEALER, I WOULD LIKE TO INFORM NHTSA IF THEY DO NOT AT LEAST INVESTIGATE THESE ISSUES ON THE 1994 AND BELOW TOYOTA PICKUPS AND FORCE TOYOTA TO OPEN A SAFETY RECALL I WILL BE DOING EVERYTHING I CAN TO GET TOGETHER A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT A TRUCK WITH THIS LOW MILEAGE ROTS THE FRAME OUT. I'VE SEEN 1950S CARS THAT HAVE BEEN OVERGROWN WITH WEEDS FOR 10 YEARS THAT DON'T HAVE THIS BAD OF A RUST ISSUE. THERE ARE 1000S OF TOYOTA PICKUP OWNERS NOT INCLUDED IN THE 1995+ FRAME RECALLS THAT ARE IN THE SAME SITUATION THAT HAVE NOT REPORTED HERE. I ASK NHTSA TO GO AHEAD AND JUST GOOGLE IT. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 1000S OF FORUM POSTS WHERE PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE FRAMES SPLIT IN HALF, BREAK LEAFS OFF, AND HAVE BEEN REBUILDING AND REPLACING OR SCRAPPING THEIR VEHICLES OVER THIS. I WANT TO SEE SOME ACTION TAKEN WITH THESE COMPLAINTS. *TR