NHTSA Complaint #11020407 — 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE CHECKING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED SEVERE RUST WHERE THE LEAF SPRING SHACKLES WERE LOCATED NEAR THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO TANSKY MOTORS TOYOTA IN LOGAN, OHIO AND WAS ADVISED NOT TO HAUL ANYTHING ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE FRAME COULD FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SENT A NOTIFICATION TO HAVE THE VEHICLE EVALUATED AT DON WOODS TOYOTA IN ATHENS, OHIO. THE DON WOODS DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE FRAME WAS OK. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,000. ...UPDATED 10/19/17 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER RUST PROOFED THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 10/26/2017*JS