📰 Auto News Spare Tires Falling Off Tacoma Pick Ups

[Flyn]

(Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp is recalling about 160,000 Tacoma mid-size pickup trucks from the model years 2001 to 2004 in cold-weather U.S. states and in Canada because the spare tire could fall off.
The spare tire in these Tacoma models is stored beneath the trucks' bed. When the trucks were made, the metal plate that keeps the spare tire in place was not coated with sufficient amounts of phosphate to retard rust, Toyota said.
Two accidents have been reported to Toyota involving vehicles following a Tacoma truck, but they did not result in injuries, a Toyota spokesman said.

Toyota recalls 160,000 Tacoma pickups in U.S. and Canada - Yahoo! News

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[RICH17]

I thought Ford had thier spare tire cables snaping and dropping on thier 2004-2006 F150. But no recall on that. Hmm

 

[SRT41320]

didnt this happen like 6 mos ago? or am i having deja vu

 

[MikeyLikesIt]

It wasn't just the plates, those frames were rusting through and I believe there is some type of buyback program for current truck owners.

 

[Euro]

Toyota, Quality #1

 

[SRT41320]

It wasn't just the plates, those frames were rusting through and I believe there is some type of buyback program for current truck owners.

ahhh yes thats what it was

 

[ss454]

It wasn't just the plates, those frames were rusting through and I believe there is some type of buyback program for current truck owners.

Some people get theirs bought back, some people get new frames. It depends on the year of the truck. 1995.5-2000 is a buy back, 2001-2004 is a frame replacement if it's bad or reseal if it isn't.

If they're not fixed things like this start happening