RECALL Subject : Accessory Exhaust Tip May Contact and Burn People
Report Receipt Date: AUG 03, 2016
NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V577000
Component(s): ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Potential Number of Units Affected: 425
Manufacturer: Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC
SUMMARY:
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2010-2015 Toyota 4Runner vehicles manufactured September 3, 2009, to December 1, 2014. The affected vehicles may be equipped with accessory exhaust tips installed by SET or SET dealers that may contact people and possibly burn them while they are standing behind the vehicle.
CONSEQUENCE:
Contact with an exhaust tip may result in personal injury.
REMEDY:
SET will notify owners, and dealers will install a re-designed exhaust tip that is smaller in diameter and is more recessed behind the bumper, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin September 15, 2016. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226. SET's number for this recall is SET16D.
NOTES:
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
