| Issue ID | 1524939 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11163683 |
| Manufacurer | Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | 4RUNNER |
| Model Year | 2003 |
| File date | 02/09/18 |
| Component | UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Frame rusted recall : i am the original owner of this 4runner and i am told that i cannot pass inspection because the frame is rusted out. There are a number of areas of the frame that has holes rusted out and i feel the saftey of the vehicle is very much jeopardised now and toyota should recall the frame or give a credit towards a new toyota 4 runner. I would be interested in that. I can upload pictures of my frame if necessary. I created a toyota customer compliant record a few years ago and was told that toyota rejected being responsible. Seems very unfair that toyota is replacing frames from tacomas, tundras and sequioas around the same year as my 4runner and they say they are not responsible for my 4runner and anyone else |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 210000 |
| Number of Occurences | |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | SALEM, NH |
| VIN pattern | JTEBT17R530XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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