NHTSA Complaint #10940125 — 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA

I PURCHASED A USED 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA SEVERAL YEARS AGO. MY MECHANIC RECENTLY NOTICED SEVERE RUST DAMAGE TO MY FRAME WHEN PERFORMING AN OIL CHANGE. THEY MENTIONED TO ME ABOUT A CAMPAIGN THAT TOYOTA WAS DOING WHERE THEY WERE REPLACING FRAMES OR COATING THEM. WHEN I INQUIRED ABOUT THIS I LEARNED THAT THE CAMPAIGN HAD EXPIRED ON 3/31/16. I SPOKE WITH AN EXECUTIVE WITH TOYOTA SEVERAL TIMES ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING FURTHER SINCE IT IS AFTER THE EXPIRATION DATE. THEY SAID THEY MAILED OUT 3 NOTICES IN REGARDS TO THE CAMPAIGN IN WHICH I DID NOT RECEIVE A ONE. I OBVIOUSLY WOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF SUCH A SAFETY ISSUE HAD I KNOWN. I AM VERY SURPRISED THAT TOYOTA WOULD NOT EXTEND THIS CAMPAIGN OR THAT IT WOULD NOT BE DEEMED AS A FULL BLOWN RECALL WITH NO EXPIRATION! HOW CAN SUCH A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE HAVE AN EXPIRATION DATE! I NOW HAVE A VEHICLE THAT I AM NERVOUS TO BE DRIVING LET ALONE HAVE A MEMBER OF MY FAMILY DRIVE. THIS IS VERY UPSETTING ESPECIALLY SINCE I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE. *TR