Gulf States Toyota, Inc. recall 23V485

Affected vehicles (1)

Component / system

Defect

Gulf States Toyota, Inc. (GST) is recalling certain 2023 Toyota RAV4 vehicles equipped with 17" black alloy accessory wheels. During installation of the alloy wheels, the tire valve stem may have been improperly installed or damaged. In addition, the load carrying capacity label may state the incorrect weight. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."

Risk / consequence

A damaged or improperly installed valve stem may allow air to leak and/or the tires to be underinflated, increasing the risk of tire failure and a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the wheel valve stems and replace the load carrying capacity modification labels, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on August 18, 2023. Owners may contact GST customer service at 1-800-444-1074. GST's number for this recall is 23R1.

Chronology of events

1. Jun 19, 2023

   On June 19, 2023, GST received one field report describing the condition of a 2023 RAV4 XLE vehicle with 17” black alloy wheels installed by GST exhibiting low air pressure in two wheels. The dealership indicated that the tire valve stem was not fully seated in the wheels resulting in air leaking from the valve stem. Based on vehicle inspections, review of the installation process, instructions and procedures, GST found that the installation process for installing rubber valve stems on the 17” black alloy wheels could result in the tire valve stem not being fully seated and/or damaged and determined that a safety recall was warranted. During the review process, GST also found that an incorrect weight for the factory standard wheels was used in the load carrying capacity modification label calculations which caused the labels on the affected vehicles to be overstated by 2 pounds. Since the incorrect label is not within one percent (1%) of the additional weight, the vehicles are not compliant with the FMVSS.

Notification schedule

Dealer notification

JUL 26, 2023 - JUL 26, 2023

Owner notification

AUG 14, 2023 - AUG 21, 2023