NHTSA Complaint #11112084 — 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11112084
Vehicle	2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA
Component	STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
Date of Incident	July 14, 2018
Date Filed	July 18, 2018
Mileage	126,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	DE

Consumer Description

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, A NOISE WAS HEARD UNDER THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPARE TIRE HAD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARE TIRE HOLDER WAS SEVERELY CORRODED WITH A HOLE AND THE TIRE BRACKETS WERE ALSO CORRODED. THE CONTACT ALSO FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE'S UNDERBODY FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

Related Complaints for the 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA

Other STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS Complaints

#11206410 — May 9, 2019 — TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS INSPECTED BY ...

#10946224 — January 18, 2017 — THE FRONT FRAME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS A LARGE RUST HOLE COMPLETELY THROUGH IT, BY THE SWAY ARM BRACKET, AND THAT ...

#10928920 — November 30, 2016 — THE FRAME ON MY 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA IS RUSTING AND HAS HOLES COMPLETELY THRU THE FRAME. THE TRUCK HAS ALWAYS BEEN REG...

#10713111 — April 27, 2015 — I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT AN UNSAFE CONDITION DISCOVERED ON MY 2002 TUNDRA. WITH 158000 IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT...

#10706171 — April 16, 2015 — VEHICLE HAS 121,000 MILES ON IT. THE FRAME HAS NOW CRACKED DUE TO RUST PERFORATION AND MAKES THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO OP...

Recent Complaints for the 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA

#11707586 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER — December 29, 2025 — Toyota won’t cover the safety recalls on my truck

#11705338 — STRUCTURE:BODY — December 16, 2025 — Excessive frame corrosion and corrosion holes involving even rear subframe

#11695290 — STRUCTURE:BODY — October 23, 2025 — Frame needs replacement

#11660184 — SEAT BELTS — May 10, 2025 — The date it started happening was probably late March now into April to present day as the receptacle on the driver s...

#11649956 — EXTERIOR LIGHTING — March 23, 2025 — The headlights and high beams are dim . When the high beams are on other cars oncoming are not affected as they never...