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Toyota is recalling greater than 443,000 Tundra and Tundra Hybrid vans over a fault of their reverse lights that would make them cease working.
The automaker stated in a report back to the Nationwide Freeway Site visitors Security Administration (NHTSA) that the multi-layer vent patch within the reverse mild assemblies of the recalled 2022-2025 mannequin 12 months Tundra and Tundra Hybrid vans “may separate over time due to thermal cycling, compromising the adhesive and allowing moisture to enter.” The moisture may result in corrosion of the interior circuit board, connector or wire harness and trigger a lamp to not illuminate.
A 2022 Toyota Tundra pickup truck, the primary Toyota truck to supply a hybrid powertrain, is proven on the 2021 Motor Bella auto present in Pontiac, Michigan. (Invoice Pugliano/Getty Photos / Getty Photos)
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Failure of the reverse lights within the vans due to the difficulty may restrict the driving force’s rear visibility throughout “low ambient light conditions” and depart others on the street with out a clear sign that the vans are backing up, the recall report stated.
The automaker stated the recall “only affects the 2022-2025MY Tundra and Tundra Hybrid vehicles equipped with reverse lamp assemblies of a specific design using a specific adhesive for the vent patch.”
A Toyota Tundra truck on the market at a Toyota dealership in Yuma, Arizona. (Eric Thayer/Bloomberg through Getty Photos / Getty Photos)
Toyota stated in a press launch that it’ll inform affected Tundra and Tundra Hybrid house owners of the difficulty and the way the automaker is fixing it by mid-July. The recall report listed the notification date for house owners of the doubtless affected vans as June 30 to July 14.
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“Dealers will replace both reverse lamp assemblies with improved ones, free of charge,” the automaker stated. “In addition, assembly wiring harnesses will be repaired for any subject vehicles identified to have corrosion that has extended into the wire harness connector, free of charge.”
The recall impacts mannequin years 2022 by way of 2025 Tundra and Tundra Hybrid pickup vans. (Picture by Smith Assortment/Gado/Getty Photos. / Getty Photos)
Car house owners who already paid to repair the reverse lights on the recalled automobiles ought to “seek reimbursement pursuant to Toyota’s General Reimbursement Plan,” the recall report stated.
