Toyota has recalled 11,890 Tundra pickups and Sequoia SUVs, all from model year 2024, because their tires may have suffered hard-to-see damage at the factory.
Toyota tells the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that guide rails that move a car through the factory during construction may have damaged the inner sidewalls of some tires. Workers removed a rail for maintenance and reinstalled it incorrectly, damaging some tires during production.
Because the damage occurs on the inner side of the tire, it may be invisible to owners. But it could cause tires to deflate while driving suddenly.
Affected vehicles are equipped with specific tire models, including:
- Bridgestone Dueler H/T 265/70R18
- Bridgestone Dueler H/T 265/70R20
- Bridgestone Dueler H/T 265/70R22
- Sumitomo/Falken Wildpeak A/T 285/65/18
- Sumitomo/Falken Wildpeak A/T 265/60R20
- Yokohama Geolander X-CV 245/75R18
- Yokohama Geolander X-CV 265/75R18
- Yokohama Geolander X-CV 265/75R20
- Michelin LTX Trial 265/70R18
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Toyota says it knows of no accidents or injuries related to the problem, which was discovered at the factory. However, the company’s investigators have found damaged tires at holding yards awaiting sale, so it needs to inspect customer cars.
Dealers will inspect tires for sidewall damage and replace any that seem suspect.
By law, dealers never charge for recall repairs.
Automakers recall many cars to fix safety defects, sometimes more than once. While automakers try to reach every owner to ask them to bring the vehicle in for repair, they rarely get them all. Millions of vehicles on American roads need free recall repairs. To find out if your car is one of them, check the easy VIN tool at our recall center.
