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2003 Toyota TACOMA Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1665240
Internal NHTSA #	11327499
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	TACOMA
Model Year	2003
File date	04/06/20
Component	STRUCTURE:BODY
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I purchased my 2003 tacoma second hand back in 2015 which serves as my primary vehicle to this day. After returning from a year long deployment overseas, i had a few friends over on 4jun of which one was admiring my truck until he looks underneath and notices all the frame rust. He advises that there is a recall on it and i should contact my toyota dealer to get it serviced. Feeling distraught, i go online and lookup recalls for my car which led me to the "frame rust" safety issue on a many toyota models to include my own. The advisement suggests safety concerns with the frame rusting through due to factory negligence in sufficiently coating with anti-corrosion materials. Further research in other forums state other toyota owners describing it as frame rust altogether and not just on the spare tire plate. Issues described include the issue causing the leaf spring to snap and the frame itself rusting through. Inspection of my truck proves true to all accounts described. I contacted servco toyota in honolulu, hi the very next day and spoke to a nice lady. I explained how i became the owner of the vehicle since 2015 and was never made aware of this recall. She checked my vin to confirm that i was affected by it, however the recall has expired as of 2018 so there is nothing they can do. She gave me the 1-800 number to toyota which led me nowhere and kept diverting me back to servco toyota instead of their main office..... What frustrates me the most is that toyota provided me no notice or warning about this recall. So how can i react to something i was never made aware of. Safety recalls should never have expiration dates as it remains a safety issue until its properly remedied.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	AIEA, HI
VIN pattern	5TEHN72N63ZXXXXXX
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
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Date of purchase	11/10/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	RWD
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2003 Toyota TACOMA Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2003 Toyota TACOMA Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects

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