Gulf States Toyota, Inc. recall 22V854

Affected vehicles (1)

Component / system

Defect

Gulf States Toyota, Inc. (GST) is recalling certain 2023 Tundra pickup trucks equipped with non-skid spray-on bed liners. The load carrying capacity modification label may indicate less weight than the actual total weight of accessories installed on the vehicle. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."

Risk / consequence

An incorrect label may lead to unintentionally overloading the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

GST will mail replacement labels to owners, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 10, 2023. Owners may contact GST customer service at 1-800-444-1074. GST's number for this recall is 22R2.

Chronology of events

1. Oct 25, 2022

   On 10/25/2022, GST discovered that the spray-on bed liner accessory weight was not included in the calculation for load carrying capacity modification labels on 2023 model year Tundra vehicles. GST immediately initiated an investigation and discovered that a software programming error during the 2023 model year transition process caused the weight of the spray-on bed liner to not be included in the calculation used for the load carrying capacity modification label. The programming error was corrected in the system and GST performed a review of vehicles and installed labels processed to determine if the error resulted in a noncompliance. GST reviewed the findings and information from the investigation and determined that the labels on affected vehicles may constitute a noncompliance with the FMVSS 110 S10.

Notification schedule

Dealer notification

NOV 30, 2022 - NOV 30, 2022

Owner notification

JAN 09, 2023 - JAN 13, 2023